ܚܕ ܬܪܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܚܲܕ݇ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ (ḥatrēy), ܚܲܕ݇ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥa trēn tlāṯā)

Etymology

Literally, “one two”

Pronunciation

Determiner

ܚܲܕ݇ ܬܪܹܝܢ • (ḥa trēn) (feminine ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ (ḥḏā tartēn))

  1. one or two
    ܫܩܘܿܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܡܸܢ ܟܝܼܣܬܵܐ.
    šqōl ḥa trēn min kīstā.
    Take one or two from the bag.
  2. some, a few
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ― īṯ wā ḥa trēn nāšē ― There were a few people.
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