khachcha ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ
khachcha is the Assyrian word for a little, a few — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- a little, a few, some; slightly (§9. 7. 5.)
Examples
khush khachcha lakhma melan
ܚܘ̣ܫ ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ ܠܵܚܡܵܐ ܡܹܠܵܢ
Go and bring some bread
a yala khachcha shvave etle
ܐܵ ܝܵܠܵܐ ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ ܫܘܵܘܸܐ ܐܸܬܠܸܐ
The boy has some neighbours
azet kha khachcha miyya mayyetlan
ܐܵܙܸܬ ܚܵ ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ ܡܵܝܝܸܬܠܵܢ
Go and bring us some water
beshtayele khachcha men-de-ayna
ܒܸܫܬܵܝܸܠܸܐ ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܕܹܐ ܐܵܝܢܵܐ
He drinks a little from the spring
khachcha makriyyanne
ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ ܡܵܟܪܝܼܝܝܵܢܢܸܐ
I shall shorten it slightly
ki-peshiva ka-tre-yarkhe khachcha pesha tla yarkhe atkha
ܟܝܼ ܦܹܫܝܼܘܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܬܪܹ ܝܵܪܚܸܐ ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ ܦܹܫܵܐ ܛܠܵ ܝܵܪܚܸܐ ܐܵܬܚܵܐ
They used to last for two months, almost three months, like that
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 321.
Practice khachcha in hamzem — free