hech ܗܸܟ̃
hech is the Assyrian word for none, nothing — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- none, nothing, never, certainly not (§9. 7. 12.)
Examples
hech-dana, hech kha-dana
ܗܸܟ̃ ܕܵܢܵܐ، ܗܸܟ̃ ܚܵܐ ܕܵܢܵܐ
never
hech-duka, hech kha-duka
ܗܸܟ̃ ܕܘ̣ܟܵܐ، ܗܸܟ̃ ܚܵܐ ܕܘ̣ܟܵܐ
nowhere
hech-mendi, hech kha-mendi
ܗܸܟ̃ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ، ܗܸܟ̃ ܚܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ
nothing
hech leya/le-hoya
It will never happen
hech-nasha le-hamzem
ܗܸܟ̃ ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܗܵܡܙܸܡ
Nobody will speak
hech men-beta leva plata al-vaddar
ܗܸܟ̃ ܡܸܢ ܒܹܬܵܐ ܠܹܘܵܐ ܦܠܵܛܵܐ ܐܵܠ ܘܵܕܕܵܪ
He never went out of the house
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 154.
Practice hech in hamzem — free