ܗܝܟܕܗܝܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from ܗܝ (hī, “she”) +‎ ܟܲܕ݂ (kaḏ, “while; just as”) +‎ ܗܝ (hī, “she”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hiːxad.hiːjɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܗܝܼܟ݂ܲܕܗܝܼܵܝܵܐ • (hīḵadhīyāyā) (feminine ܗܝܼܟ݂ܲܕܗܝܼܵܝܬܵܐ (hīḵadhīyāytā), plural ܗܝܼܟ݂ܲܕܗܝܼܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hīḵadhīyāyē))

1. identical

   ܬܸܪܘܵܝܗܝ ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ ܗܝܼܟ݂ܲܕܗܝܼܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ. ― tirwāyh tˀōmē hīḵadhīyāyē ìnā. ― The two of them are identical twins.

Derived terms

• ܗܝܼܟ݂ܲܕܗܝܼܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (hīḵadhīyāˀīṯ, “identically”)

Related terms

• ܗܝܼܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (hīyāyūtā, “identity”)