"ܥܐ" meaning in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

See ܥܐ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [ʕeː] [Standard] Forms: ܥܹܐ [canonical], ˁē [romanization]
Etymology: Intensified from ܐܹܝܢ (ēn, “yes”). Head templates: {{aii-interj|ܥܹܐ}} ܥܹܐ • (ˁē)
  1. yeah?! what?! an abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires
    Sense id: en-ܥܐ-aii-intj-wC8-sbaS Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ʕeː] [Standard], [ʔeː] (note: Urmia) Forms: ܥܹܐ [canonical], ˁē [romanization], ܥܹܝܢ [alternative]
Etymology: Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤏𐤉𐤍 (ʿyn, literally “eye”); compare Hebrew עַיִן ('áyin) and Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn). Doublet of ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ˁaynā). Etymology templates: {{bor|aii|phn|𐤏|𐤏𐤉𐤍|lit=eye}} Phoenician 𐤏𐤉𐤍 (ʿyn, literally “eye”), {{cog|he|עי״ן|alt=עַיִן|tr='áyin}} Hebrew עַיִן ('áyin), {{cog|ar|عَيْن}} Arabic عَيْن (ʕayn) Head templates: {{aii-noun|ܥܹܐ|g=f}} ܥܹܐ • (ˁē) f
  1. ayin (the sixteenth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)
    Sense id: en-ܥܐ-aii-noun-5RgRnUr8 Categories (other): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Assyrian alphabet Disambiguation of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Coordinate_terms: ܥ [symbol], ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (hē), ܘܲܘ (english: waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܵܦ (kāp), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܵܘ (tāw)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "roman": "gāmal",
          "word": "ܓܵܡܲܠ"
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          "roman": "dālaṯ",
          "word": "ܕܵܠܲܬ݂"
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          "roman": "hē",
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          "word": "ܘܲܘ"
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          "roman": "ṭēṯ",
          "word": "ܛܹܝܬ݂"
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        {
          "roman": "yōḏ",
          "word": "ܝܘܿܕ݂"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kāp",
          "word": "ܟܵܦ"
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          "roman": "lāmaḏ",
          "word": "ܠܵܡܲܕ݂"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mīm",
          "word": "ܡܝܼܡ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nūn",
          "word": "ܢܘܼܢ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "simkaṯ",
          "word": "ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ˁē",
          "word": "ܥܹܐ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "pē",
          "word": "ܦܹܐ"
        },
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          "roman": "ṣāḏē",
          "word": "ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "qōp",
          "word": "ܩܘܿܦ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rēš",
          "word": "ܪܹܝܫ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "šīn",
          "word": "ܫܝܼܢ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tāw",
          "word": "ܬܵܘ"
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  "word": "ܥܐ"
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          "english": "Yeah?! What do you want? I'm busy.",
          "roman": "ˁē?! mā kē bāˁēt? blīgā ìwen.",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "bēṯ",
      "word": "ܒܹܝܬ݂"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gāmal",
      "word": "ܓܵܡܲܠ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dālaṯ",
      "word": "ܕܵܠܲܬ݂"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hē",
      "word": "ܗܹܐ"
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      "word": "ܘܲܘ"
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      "roman": "zēn",
      "word": "ܙܹܝܢ"
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      "roman": "ḥēṯ",
      "word": "ܚܹܝܬ݂"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ṭēṯ",
      "word": "ܛܹܝܬ݂"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yōḏ",
      "word": "ܝܘܿܕ݂"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kāp",
      "word": "ܟܵܦ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lāmaḏ",
      "word": "ܠܵܡܲܕ݂"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mīm",
      "word": "ܡܝܼܡ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nūn",
      "word": "ܢܘܼܢ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "simkaṯ",
      "word": "ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂"
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      "roman": "ˁē",
      "word": "ܥܹܐ"
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      "word": "ܦܹܐ"
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      "word": "ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ"
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      "word": "ܩܘܿܦ"
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      "word": "ܪܹܝܫ"
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      "word": "ܫܝܼܢ"
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      "roman": "tāw",
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          "english": "Yeah?! What do you want? I'm busy.",
          "roman": "ˁē?! mā kē bāˁēt? blīgā ìwen.",
          "text": "ܥܹܐ؟! ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ؟ ܒܠܝܼܓܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ.",
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