ܚܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤇𐤕 (ḥt, literally courtyard); compare Hebrew חֵית (khet), Arabic حَاء (ḥāʔ), خَاء (ḵāʔ) and Ancient Greek ἦτᾰ (êta).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xeθː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [xetː]

Noun

ܚܹܝܬ • (ḥēt) f

  1. Heth (the eighth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)
Coordinate terms
  • (symbol) ܚ
  • (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (), ܘܲܘ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܲܘ (taw), (Category: aii:Assyrian letter names)

Etymology 2

Root
ܚ ܝ ܐ (ḥ y ˀ)
6 terms

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xaj.jat.]

Adjective

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. singular construct state of ܚܲܝܬܵܐ (ḥaytā, alive)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xaj.jetː]

Interjection

ܚܲܝܹܬ! • (ḥayyēt!)

  1. may you live, good job!, way to go!, well done!, bravo!
    Synonyms: ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܓܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (bāsmā gānūḵ), ܟ̰ܵܝܒܘܼ (čāybū)
  2. (As an expression of annoyance or disregard) Oh please…
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