ܐܚܕܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܕ (ḥ d)
18 terms

Etymology

Prothetic, pluralized and reduplicated form of ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa, “one”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪx.dɑːdeː]

Pronoun

ܐܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ • (iḥdādē)

1. one another, each other

   Synonym: ܥܘܼܕܵܠܹܐ (ˁūdālē)

   ܚܙܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ ― ḥzē lhōn biḥdādē ― They looked at each other

   ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܘܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܝܼ ܐܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ ― sargōn w-šamīrām kē maḥḥibī iḥdādē ― Sargon and Semiramis love each other

   ܡ̣ܢ ܟܡܵܐ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܚܸܙܝܹ̈ܐ ܐܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ. ― min kmā ˁiddānā lē ìwaḥ ḥizyē iḥdādē. ― long time no see (literally, “From how much time we haven’t seen each other.”)

2. likewise, same to you

   Synonyms: ܐܘܼܦ (ūp), ܥܘܼܕܵܠܹܐ (ˁūdālē)

   ܬܵܘܕܝܼ، ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ ܐܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ! ― tāwdī, ˁamūḵ iḥdādē! ― Thank you, you too (literally, “Thank you, one another with you.”)

Usage notes

• By assimilation, the prothetic alaph is dropped.

  ‎ܒ- (b-) + ‎ܐܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ (iḥdādē) → ‎ܒܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ (biḥdādē)

  ‎ܕ- (d-) + ‎ܐܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ (iḥdādē) → ‎ܕܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ (diḥdādē)

  ‎ܟ- (k-) + ‎ܐܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ (iḥdādē) → ‎ܟܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ (kiḥdādē)

  ‎ܠ- (l-) + ‎ܐܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ (iḥdādē) → ‎ܠܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ (liḥdādē)

Derived terms

• ܡܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ (miḥdādē, “together”)