ܗܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܟ̰ܘܼ (čū)

Etymology

From Persian هیچ (hič).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hit͡ʃ.]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [hit͡ʃ.]

Adverb

ܗܸܟ̰ • (hič)

  1. no, none, any, nothing
    ܗܸܟ̰ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܵܕܹܥ.hič nāšā lē yādēˁ.No one knows.
    ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܗܸܟ̰ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ
    lē ìwen biḥzāyā hič mindī
    I can not see anything.
  2. ever, at all
    ܗܸܟ̰ ܠܹܐ ܟܵܠܹܐ.hič lē kālē.He doesn’t stop at all.

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