ܗܕܝ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From Northern Kurdish هێدی (hêdî, “slow”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [heːdiː]
Adverb
ܗܹܕܝܼ • (hēdī)
- (slang) slowly, gradually
- ܐܸܢ ܡܵܛܲܚ ܠܢܝܼܫܲܢ̈، ܗܹܕܝܼ ܗܹܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܢܬܲܚ ܘܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܠܲܩܵܕ݇ܡܵܐ.
- in māṭaḥ l-nīšan, hēdī hēdī bit mantaḥ w-āzaḥ laqqāmā.
- If we reach our goals, slowly we will succeed and move forward.
Usage notes
- This is often repeated for added emphasis.
Interjection
ܗܹܕܝܼ • (hēdī)
See also
- ܢܝܼܚܵܐܝܼܬ (nīḥāˀīt)
Etymology 2
Derived from a variant of ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ (ādīyā, “now”)
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ha.diː]
Adverb
ܗܲܕܝܼ • (hadī)
- alternative form of ܐܵܕܝܼ (ādī, “now”)