ܐܚܟܝ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
From Northern Kurdish. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ • (aḥčī)
- (colloquial) just, only, simply, mere, ordinary.
- ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ― aḥčī ḥa mindī zˁōrā ― Just a little something
- ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܢ ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ ― aḥčī kē bāˁēn yāḇēn šlāmē ― I just wanted to say hi
- (colloquial) purposelessly, without a reason
- Synonym: ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (hādaḵ)
- ܠܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ ― lā wē lēh aḥčī ― It didn’t happen for no reason
- ܐܘܼܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܹܐ ܩܵܛܹܠ ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ ― ūp ḥa lē qāṭēl aḥčī ― No one kills for no reason
See also edit
Interjection edit
ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ • (aḥčī)
- (colloquial) just kidding, it was only a joke.