ܐܕܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܗܵܕܝܼܵܐ (hādīyā)

Etymology

Likely a contraction of ܐܵܕܝܼ (ādī, “this”) +‎ ܗܵܐ (hā, “behold, here”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːdiːjɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [had.diːjɑː]

Adverb

ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ • (ādīyā)

1. now (at the present time)

   ܐܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܫܸܬ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ.

   Now I am six years old.

   ܒܸܬ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ، ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܘܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ.

   bit maḥḥibinnāḵ, ādīyā w-hammāšā.

   I will love you, now and always.

2. already, so soon

   ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܡܸܛܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܬܵܡܵܐ؟ ― ādīyā miṭyā ìwet tāmā? ― Are you already there?

   ܒܵܣ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ, ܐܵܢܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܐܵܬܹܝܢ. ― bās daqīqāˀ, ānā ādīyā ātēn. ― Just a moment, I'll be right there. (literally, “Just a minute, I'm already coming.”)

Synonyms

• (now): ܗܵܫܵܐ (hāšā), ܕܵܗܵܐ (dāhā)
• (already, soon): ܟܒ݂ܲܪ (kḇar), ܥܲܕܠܵܐ (ˁadlā)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܕܝܼ (ādī)
• ܡܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ (m-qam ādīyā, “then, before now”)
• ܡܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܠܒܵܬ݇ܪܹܗ (m-ādīyā l-bārēh, “from now on”)
• ܗܲܠ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ (hal ādīyā, “so far, until now”)

Interjection

ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ! • (ādīyā!)

1. Now! (Indicates a signal to begin)

   ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ! ܡܲܦܩܸܥܘܼܢ! ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܩܲܪܒܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ!

   ādīyā! mapqiˁūn! bˁildḇāḇā qarbūnē ìlēh!

   Now! Fire! The enemy is approaching!