ܚܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Arabic حَاشَا (ḥāšā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xaːs]

Adverb

ܚܵܣ • (ḥās)

  1. God forbid, far be it, astaghfirullah
    ܚܵܣ! ܘܠܵܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ― ḥās! w-lā hāwē ― God forbid! That should not happen!
  2. (with ܡܸܢ (min, “from, of”)) far be it from [subject]
  3. (with ܠܝܼ (lī)) astaghfirullah, May God forgive me
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