ukhcha ܐܘ̣ܚܟ̃ܵܐ
ukhcha is the Assyrian word for so much — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- so much; thus (§9. 7. 8.)
Examples
ina ukhchasiveva muttuvagu-kha… kertala
But he was so old that they had put him in a basket
ka-daha katu ukhcha mkhayele
ܩܵܐ ܕܵܗܵܐ ܩܵܛܘ̣ ܐܘ̣ܚܟ̃ܵܐ ܡܚܵܝܸܠܸܐ
He beats the cat so much
etle shemma bas-shemma ukhcha munshitun
ܐܸܬܠܸܐ ܫܸܡܡܵܐ ܒܵܣ ܫܸܡܡܵܐ ܐܘ̣ܚܟ̃ܵܐ ܡܘ̣ܢܫܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ
He has a name but I have simply forgotten the name
kha-ukhchet ile, kha-ukhchaze khut-arrele
ܚܵܐ ܐܘ̣ܚܟܸ̃ܬ ܐܝܼܠܸܐ، ܚܵܐ ܐܘ̣ܚܟ̃ܵܐ ܙܸܐ ܚܘ̣ܬ ܐܵܪܪܸܠܸܐ
As much as he is, so much is he also under the ground (i.e. you do not know half of him, he is cryptic, sneaky)
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 95.
Practice ukhcha in hamzem — free