ܐܚܕ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܚ ܕ (ˀ ḥ d)
4 terms

From Aramaic אֲחַד (ʾăḥaḏ), from Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫaḏ-; compare Arabic أَخَذَ (ʔaḵaḏa), Hebrew אָחַז (akház) and Akkadian 𒆪 (aḫāzum).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːxeðː]

Verb

ܐܵܚܹܕ݂ • (āḥēḏ) (present participle ܐ݇ܚܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ḥāḏā), past participle ܐ݇ܚܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (ḥīḏā))

1. to hold; to grasp, grip
2. to seize; to grab, catch, capture
3. to take; get, receive, obtain
4. to adopt, take on (measures, actions)
5. to occupy, consume, take up
6. to rule, run, reign, control, dominate

Usage notes

• This is considered a formal term in various senses:
  • compared with ܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ (dāḇēq) or ܥܵܪܹܐ (ˁārē) for the meaning of “to hold” or “to seize”.
  • compared with ܫܵܩܹܠ (šāqēl) or ܢܵܣܹܒ݂ (nāsēḇ) for the meaning of “to take”.
  • compared with any of the above for the meaning of “to adopt”.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܐܵܚܹܕ݂ (āḥēḏ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܐ݇ܚܝܼܕ݂ ܠܝܼ (ḥīḏ lī)	ܐ݇ܚܝܼܕ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ḥīḏ lūḵ)	ܐ݇ܚܝܼܕ݂ ܠܹܗ (ḥīḏ lēh)	ܐ݇ܚܝܼܕ݂ ܠܲܢ (ḥīḏ lan)	ܐ݇ܚܝܼܕ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥīḏ lāwḵōn)	ܐ݇ܚܝܼܕ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ḥīḏ lhōn)
	f		ܐ݇ܚܝܼܕ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥīḏ lāḵ)	ܐ݇ܚܝܼܕ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (ḥīḏ lāh)
non-past	m	ܐܵܚܕ݂ܹܢ (āḥḏēn)	ܐܵܚܕ݂ܹܬ (āḥḏēt)	ܐܵܚܹܕ݂ (āḥēḏ)	ܐܵܚܕ݂ܲܚ (āḥḏaḥ)	ܐܵܚܕ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (āḥḏītōn)	ܐܵܚܕ݂ܝܼ (āḥḏī)
	f	ܐܵܚܕ݂ܵܢ (āḥḏān)	ܐܵܚܕ݂ܵܬܝ (āḥḏāt)	ܐܵܚܕ݂ܵܐ (āḥḏā)
imperative	m		ܐ݇ܚܘܿܕ݂ (ḥōḏ)			ܐ݇ܚܘܿܕ݂ܘܼܢ (ḥōḏūn)
	f		ܐ݇ܚܘܿܕ݂ܝ (ḥōḏ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܐ-ܚ-ܕ (ʾ-ḥ-d) related to holding or containing. Compare Arabic أَخَذَ (ʔaḵaḏa) and Hebrew אָחַז (ʾāḥaz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɛ̆ħað]

Verb

ܐܚܕ • (ʾeḥaḏ)

1. to take
2. to inanimate things
3. to hold
4. to shut

Western Neo-Aramaic

Western Neo-Aramaic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ܐܰܚّܰܕ݂ (ʾaḥḥaḏ)

Etymology

From Aramaic ܚܕ (ḥad), from Proto-Semitic *ʾaḥad-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaħːað/

Numeral

ܐܰܚّܰܕ݂ (ʾaḥḥaḏ) m (feminine ܐܶܚܕ݂ܰܐ (ʾeḥḏa))

1. one