ܚܫܚܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܫ ܚ (ḥ š ḥ)
1 term

From the active participle of verb ܚܵܫܹܚ (ḥāšēḥ, “to be worthy, fitting”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɑʃːxɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܚܵܫܚܵܝܵܐ • (ḥāšḥāyā) (feminine ܚܵܫܚܵܝܬܵܐ (ḥāšḥāytā), plural ܚܵܫܚܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ḥāšḥāyē))

1. useful, practical, handy

Derived terms

• ܚܵܫܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ḥāšḥāˀīṯ)