ܐܚܟܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔax.t͡ʃiː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔax.t͡ʃˤiː]

Adverb

ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ • (aḥčī)

1. (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

2. (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

• ܒܵܣ (bās)
• ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ (balḥōḏ)

Interjection

ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ • (aḥčī)

1. (colloquial) just kidding, it was only a joke.