"ܡܘ" meaning in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

See ܡܘ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: [moː] [Standard], [mu] (note: fossilized in certain phrases) Forms: ܡܘܿ [canonical], mō [romanization], ܡܵܐ [alternative]
Etymology: From the older form ܡܘܿܢ (mōn), Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]. Compare Mlahsö ܡܘܢ (mun), Arabic مَا (mā), مَاذَا (māḏā) and Hebrew מָה (má). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|aii|arc||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Aramaic [Term?], {{inh+|aii|arc|}} Inherited from Aramaic [Term?], {{cog|lhs|ܡܘܢ|tr=mun}} Mlahsö ܡܘܢ (mun), {{cog|ar|مَا}} Arabic مَا (mā), {{cog|he|מָה|tr=má}} Hebrew מָה (má) Head templates: {{aii-pronoun|ܡܘܿ}} ܡܘܿ • (mō)
  1. (interrogative) what? Tags: interrogative Derived forms: ܩܵܐ ܡܘܿ (qā mō) (english: why)
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