ܚܕܪܝܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Contraction of ܚܲܕ݇ ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (ḥa rēšā, literally one head).

Pronunciation

Adverb

ܚܲܕ݇ܪܹܝܫܵܐ • (ḥarrēšā)

  1. immediately, right away, straight away, at once
    Synonym: ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܐ (miḥḏā)
    ܘܵܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܕܢܵܦܹܩ ܚܲܕ݇ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܡܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ!
    wālē lēh d-nāpēq ḥarrēšā maˀḵā!
    He must leave immediately from here!
  2. straight ahead, to the front
    Synonym: ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐܝܼܬ (trīṣāˀīt)
    ܙܹܠ݇ ܚܲܕ݇ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܠܲܩܵܕ݇ܡܵܐ ܘܒܸܬ ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ.
    ḥarrēšā laqqāmā w-bit mačḥit lēh dukkānā.
    go straight ahead and you will find the shop.
  3. one-way
    ܗܵܢܵܐ ܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܵܪܬܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݇ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ
    hānā ˁālōlā ˁḇārtā bḥarrēšā ìlēh
    This is a one-way street.

Interjection

ܚܲܕ݇ܪܹܝܫܵܐ! • (ḥarrēšā!)

  1. Right away!