ܚܕܬܐ

From Aramaic חַדְתָּא‎ (ḥaḏtā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥdṯ- (“to be new”). Cognate with Arabic حَدِيث‎ (ḥadīṯ), Hebrew חָדָשׁ‎ (khadásh) and Akkadian 𒉋 (eššum).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xad.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xɑːθɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [xat.tɑː]

ܚܲܕܬܵܐ • (ḥadtā) (feminine ܚܕܲܬܵܐ (ḥdattā), plural ܚܲܕܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥadtē))

1. new (recently made or created)

   ‏ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢܹܗ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ.‎‎

   My friend bought a new house.

2. (by extension) new (current or later)

   ‏ܪܲܕܵܝܬܝܼ ܚܕܲܬܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕܝܼܡܬܝܼ، ܐܵܦܹܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.‎‎

   raddāytī ḥdattā yatir ṭāḇtā-ìlāh min qadimtī, āpēn yatir ʿatiqtā-ìlāh.

   My new car is much better than my previous one, although it is older.

3. modern (pertaining to the current time and style)

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܐ ܕܵܪܹܫ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܥܸܒ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܨܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   kē bāʿē dārēš lišānā ʿiḇrāyā ḥadtā gāw bēt ṣāwbē.

   He wants to study Modern Hebrew at university.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xdat.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xaθ.tɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [xat.tɑː]

ܚܕܲܬܵܐ • (ḥdattā) f sg

1. feminine of ܚܲܕܬܵܐ (ḥadtā, “new”)