Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac originally meaning “hither, here”.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hɑrːkɑː]

Adverb edit

ܗܵܪܟܵܐ (hārkā)

  1. (formal) just, just now
    Synonyms: ܬܵܙܵܐ (tāzā), ܗܲܪ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ (har ādīyā)
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܒܸܚܫܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂.ānā hārkā biḥšāḇā ìwen wā ˁalūḵ.I was just thinking about you.
    ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ.ḥaḇrāwātūḵ hārkā plīṭ lhōn.Your friends just left.
    ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܚܲܕ݇ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ!hārkā zḇīn lūḵ ḥa ḥadtā!You bought a new one just now!