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akhchi ܐܵܚܟ̃ܝܼ

akhchi is the Assyrian word for only — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

  1. only
  2. just
  3. but

Examples

aturayaze mayele akhchi tre bnune.
ܐܵܬܘ̣ܪܵܝܵܐ ܙܸܐ ܡܵܝܸܠܸܐ ܐܵܚܟ̃ܝܼ ܬܪܹ ܒܢܘ̣ܢܸܐ.
An Assyrian gives birth to only two children
ki-khayyiva akhchi al-akkaruta
ܟܝܼ ܚܵܝܝܝܼܘܵܐ ܐܵܚܟ̃ܝܼ ܐܵܠ ܐܵܟܟܵܪܘ̣ܬܵܐ
They lived only on agriculture
akhchi gashukele beddayole
ܐܵܚܟ̃ܝܼ ܓܵܫܘ̣ܩܸܠܸܐ ܒܸܕܕܵܝܘ̇ܠܸܐ
As soon as he looks he recognizes her
pakhletli raba, akhchi bili ayya maddenvala
ܦܵܚܠܸܬܠܝܼ ܪܵܒܵܐ، ܐܵܚܟ̃ܝܼ ܒܝܼܠܝܼ ܐܵܝܝܵܐ ܡܵܕܕܸܢܘܵܠܵܐ
Forgive me, but I wanted to let (you) know this

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 80.

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