ܗܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hɑrːkɑː]

Adverb

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 ˁalōḵ.
    I was just thinking about you.
    ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ.
    ḥaḇrāwātōḵ hārkā plīṭ lhōn.
    Your friends just left.
    ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܚܲܕ݇ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ!
    hārkā zḇīn lōḵ ḥa ḥadtā!
    You bought a new one just now!