ܡܚܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܕ ܬ (ḥ d t)
6 terms

Etymology

Literally, “from new”; cognate to Hebrew מֵחָדָשׁ (mekhadásh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mə.xad.tɑː]

Adverb

ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ • (mḥadtā)

1. (literary, formal) again, afresh, anew

   Synonyms: ܚܲܕܬܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ḥadtāˀīṯ), ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ (midrēy)

   ܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܨܲܦܪܵܐ، ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܢܚܵܐ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ.

   kul ḥa ṣaprā, mḥadtā kē dānḥā šimšā.

   Each morning, the sun dawns anew.

2. re- used before both nouns and verbs to indicate repetition

   ‎ܡܛܲܟܸܣ (mṭakkis, “to organise”) + ‎ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥadtā) → ‎ܡܛܲܟܸܣ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mṭakkis mḥadtā, “to reorganise”)

   ‎ܡܲܩܸܦ (maqqip, “to connect”) + ‎ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥadtā) → ‎ܡܲܩܸܦ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (maqqip mḥadtā, “to reconnect”)

   ‎ܥܵܝܹܠ (ˁāyēl, “to enter”) + ‎ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥadtā) → ‎ܥܵܝܹܠ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (ˁāyēl mḥadtā, “to re-enter”)

   ‎ܡܣܲܓܸܠ (msaggil, “to record”) + ‎ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥadtā) → ‎ܡܣܲܓܸܠ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (msaggil mḥadtā, “to re-record”)

Usage notes

• (re-): Typically used to form calques from English and other languages.
  • Sometimes attached to the following word via a hyphen; otherwise, separated by a space.