ܗܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac originally meaning “hither, here”.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [hɑrːkɑː]

Adverb

ܗܵܪܟܵܐ • (hārkā)

  1. (formal) just, just now
    Synonyms: ܬܵܙܵܐ‎ (tāzā), ܗܲܪ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ‎ (har ādīyā)
    ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܒܸܚܫܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂.‎‎ ― ānā hārkā biḥšāḇā ìwen wā ˁalōḵ. ― I was just thinking about you.
    ‏ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ.‎‎ ― ḥaḇrāwātōḵ hārkā plīṭ lhōn. ― Your friends just left.
    ‏ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܚܲܕ݇ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ!‎‎ ― hārkā zḇīn lōḵ ḥa ḥadtā! ― You bought a new one just now!
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