ܘܠܐ

aii-adverb

ܘܵܠܹܐ • (wālē)

ܘܵܠܹܐ (canonical)
wālē (romanization)
ܘܵܠܹܐ

Root
 ܘ ܠ ܐ (w l ˀ)
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Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܘܵܠܹܐ (wālē), from Aramaic וָלֵא (wālē, active participle of a defective verb, literally “it is fitting”).

der

ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܟܡܵܐ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܗܵܘܹܝܬ ܬܲܡܵܐ؟

ܘܵܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܕܡܵܛܹܝܢ ܠܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ.

I must arrive in class before the teacher.

wālē lī d-māṭēn l-siḏrā min qam malpānā.

ܠܵܐ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܕܦܵܠܹܫ ܥܲܡܵܗ̇.

it is fitting, is it right; must, have to, should indicates obligation [with ܕ- (d-) ‘that’]

ܘܵܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

duty, obligation, honesty, that which is fitting


ܫܡܐ

aii-adverb

ܫܸܡܵܐ • (šimmā)

From Aramaic שְׁמָא (šəmā), from Proto-Semitic *šim-; compare Arabic اِسْم (ʔism), Hebrew שֵׁם (shém) and Akkadian 𒈬 (šumum).
The usage as an adverb is also found in Hebrew שׁוּם (shúm, “some, any”), borrowed from Aramaic שֻׁם (šum), indefinite and construct form of שְׁמָא (š'mā, “name”). Also in Turoyo ܐܷܫܡܐ (ëšmo).


ܢܝܚܐ

ܢܝܼܚܵܐ • (nīḥā)

Compare Hebrew נוֹחַ (nóakh, “comfortable, easy”).


ܨܦܪܐ

aii-adverb

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ • (ṣaprā)

From Aramaic צַפְרָא (ṣap̄ərā); related to Arabic أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar, “yellow”).


ܪܒܐ

ܪܵܒܵܐ • (rābā)

Root
 ܪ ܒ ܒ (r b b)
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Derived from an adverbial usage of the above. Compare Arabic رُبَّ (rubba).

ܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܡܲܕ݂ܪܲܫܬܵܐ

Respect is very important in this school.

īqārā rābā ānanqāyā ìlēh gāw d-aya maḏraštā

ܚܙܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܠܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܲܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ.

ܐܵܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܠܹܗ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ.

ܪܵܒܵܐ ܚܸܕ݂ܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ.

ܪܵܒܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܬ.


ܬܪܘܨܐ

ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ • (trūṣā)

ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ (canonical)
trūṣā (romanization)

Related to the adjective ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐ (trīṣā, “straight, correct”).

ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܚܵܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܸܬ ܚܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܥܸܪܒܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܸܫܥܝܼܢ ܘܬܸܫܥܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܛܠܝܼܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ.

Assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

trūṣā bēmārā ìwen illāwḵōn, īman d-ḥāzē lēh bit ḥāḏē b-awa ˁirbā yatīr min tišˁīn w-tišˁā d-lā ṭlīq lhōn.

ܦܘܼܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܸܠܹܗ: «ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ، ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܘܼܟ݂، ܐܸܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܝܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܕܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܐ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ.»

Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

pūnē lēh īšōˁ w-mīrēh illēh: “trūṣā, trūṣā bēmārā ìwen ilūḵ, in nāšā lā pāˀēš līḏā gāhā dtartēn lē māṣē ḥāzē malkūṯā d-allāhā.”

ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܸܠܵܝܗܝ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ: «ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ، ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܕܗܵܘܹܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܼܘܸܢ.»

Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”

mīrēh illāyh īšōˁ: “trūṣā, trūṣā bēmārā ìwen illāwḵōn, min qam d-hāwē wā aḇrāhām ānā īwen.”


ܟܕܘ

ܟܲܕܘܼ • (kadū)

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, a contraction of ܟܕ (kaḏ, “as, when”) + ܗܘ (hū, “[it] is”).

ܦܠܝܼܚܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܟܲܕܘܼ، ܒܸܬ ܢܵܝܚܹܢ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ.

ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܟܲܕܘܼ ܕܝܵܕ݂ܥܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ.

at šalmā ìwet kadū d-yāḏˁītōn yatīr ṭāḇā.

ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܲܕܘܼ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.

hānā kadū ṭāḇā ìlēh.

ܒܸܚܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܟܲܕܘܼ ܒܝܼܵܗ̇.


ܟܒܝܪܐ

ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ • (kabīrā)

ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ (canonical)
kabīrā (romanization)

Compare Arabic كَبِير (kabīr) and Hebrew כַּבִּיר (kabír).

ܐܵܢܵܐ ܘܒܵܒܝܼ ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܲܢ ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܬܸܡܲܠ.

ܠܲܝܬ ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܢ̈ܵܫܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ


ܬܡܢ

ܬܲܡܵܢ • (tammān)

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac; doublet of ܬܲܡܵܐ (tammā) directly inherited.

Alternative form of ܬܲܡܵܐ (tammā, “there, yonder”)


ܠܝܬ

ܠܲܝܬ (canonical)
layt (romanization)
ܠܲܝܬ ܠ-

From Aramaic לֵית (layt), a contraction equivalent to ܠܵܐ (lā, “not”) + ܐܝܼܬ݂ (īṯ, “there is/are”).

affix

ܠܲܝܬ ܘܲܪܕܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܓܲܢܬܵܐ.

ܠܲܝܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܠܫܘܼܩܵܐ.

There was not many people at the market.

ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܟܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ.

I do not have a dog (literally, “There is not to me a dog.”)

ܠܲܝܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ.

I did not have some money. (literally, “There was not to me some money.”)

ܠܲܝܬ ܠܹܗ ܬܡܵܢܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.

He is not eighteen years old. (literally, “There isn't to him eighteen years.”)

to not have [with ܠ- (l-)]
to not be (years) old [+ ܠ- (l-) (age)]

to not have (a characteristic or internal or inherent feature) [with ܒ- (b-)]

ܠܲܝܬ ܒܝܼ ܙܵܡܪܹܢ.

I cannot sing (literally, “There isn’t in me to sing.”)

ܠܲܝܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܘܼܟ݂ ܕܙܵܡܪܹܬ.

You couldn’t sing (literally, “There wasn’t in you to sing.”)

to not be able to, to be impossible [with ܒ- (b-)]

ܠܲܝܬ ܓܵܘܝܼ ܕܟܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܹܢ ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܐܸܓܲܪܬܵܐ.

I can't be bothered to write this letter. (literally, “There isn't inside me to write this letter.”)

ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܓܵܘܹܗ

to not care, to not mind [+ ܠ- (l-) + attached pronoun + ܓܵܘ (gāw) + attached pronoun]]


ܐܝܬ

ܐܝܼܬ (canonical)
īt (romanization)
ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠ-

From Aramaic אִית (ʾîṯ); cognate with Hebrew יֵשׁ (yésh), Akkadian 𒌇 (išûm), Ugaritic 𐎛𐎘 (ỉṯ, “presence, existence”).

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܘܲܪܕܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ.

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܫܘܼܩܵܐ.

īṯ wā rābā nāšē b-šūqā.

ܟܡܵܐ ܫܸ̈ܢܹܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ؟

How old are you? (literally, “How many years are there to you?”)

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܬܸܫܥܝܼܢ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ.

He was ninety years old when he died. (literally, “There was to him ninety years when he died.”)

to have, own, possess [with ܠ- (l-)]
to be (years) old [+ ܠ- (l-) (age)]

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܝܲܘ̈ܡܹܐ ܦܠܝܼܚܬܵܐ

It has been two days since I [first] worked.

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܠܝܼܛܵܐ

It had been a week since he had first left.

īṯ wā lēh šabṯā plīṭā

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܲܢ ܫܲܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐ݇ܙ̈ܝܼܠܹܐ ܬܸܡܵܠܝ

Yesterday it has been a year since we went.

ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܒܸܕ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ

Tomorrow it will be [for us] a month since (a particular event).

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܫܸ̈ܢܹܐ ܗܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

It has been two years since it happened.

Used to indicate a certain amount of time has passed since a certain event; it has been… since… [+ usually with the past participle]

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܟܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ.

I have a dog (literally, “There is to me a dog.”)

īṯ lī kalḇā.

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ.

I had some money. (literally, “There was to me some money.”)

īṯ wā lī ḥačā zūzē.

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ

īṯ lī ḥḏā ḥāṯā

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܝܼ ܚܲܡܚܲܡܬܵܐ

I had a fever. (literally, “There was in me a fever.”)

īṯ wā bī ḥamḥamtā

ܒܲܝܬܝܼ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܹܗ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܡܲܦܩܹ̈ܐ

ܥܲܩܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܗܹܝܢ ܟܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ

ˁaqlāṯī īṯ bhēn kēḇā

to have (a characteristic or internal or inherent feature) [with ܒ- (b-)]

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܝܼ ܙܵܡܪܹܢ.

I can sing (literally, “There is in me to sing.”)

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܘܼܟ݂ ܙܵܡܪܹܬ.

You could sing (literally, “There was in you to sing.”)

īṯ wā būḵ zāmrēt.

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ ܕܡܙܲܡܢܲܬܝ ܠܵܗ̇ ܘܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ ܠܲܝܬ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܲܬܝ

There is a duty on you to invite her, and nothing else for you to do.

īṯ ˁallāḵ dmzamnat lāh w-ḥrēnā layt dˁāḇḏat

(with ܥܲܠ (ˁal)) to be incumbent on, obligatory, expected from, have a duty to do


ܐܕܝܘܡ

aii-adverb

ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ • (idyōm)

ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ (canonical)
idyōm (romanization)

ܐܸܕ (id, “this”) + the absolute state of ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”); compare Turoyo ܐܱܕܝܱܘܡܰܐ (ädyäwma), Classical Syriac ܝܲܘܡܵܢܵܐ (yawmānā, literally “This day”), Arabic اَلْيَوْم (al-yawm), and Hebrew הַיּוֹם (hayóm).

cog

ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ.

idyōm ˁēḏ māwlāḏī ìlēh.

ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܡܸܛܠ ܝܕ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܕܝܼܘܸܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ.

I came today because I knew you were here.

ṯē lī idyōm miṭṭul ḏīˁ lī d-īwet wā laˀḵā.

ܗܲܒ݂݇ܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܕܣܘܼܢܩܵܢܲܢ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ.


ܐܕܠܝܠܐ

head

ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ • (idlaylē)

ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ (canonical)
idlaylē (romanization)

ܐܸܕ (id, “this”) + ܠܲܝܠܹܐ (layle, “night”).


ܓܘ ܡܐܐ

aii-adverb

ܓܵܘ ܡܐܵܐ • (gāw mˀā)

ܓܵܘ ܡܐܵܐ (canonical)
gāw mˀā (romanization)

[ɡɑw.‿məʔɑː]

[d͡ʒuː‿ʔɪm.mɑː]

ܚܲܡܫܝܼܢ ܓܵܘ ܡܐܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܲܠܓܵܐ، ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܓܵܘ ܡܐܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ.

Fifty percent is a half, twenty percent is a fifth.

ḥamšīn gāw mˀā ìlēh palgā, ˁisrīn gāw mˀā ìlēh ḥumšā.

ܗܵܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂، ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܐܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܸܥܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܥܝܼܪܵܩ.

Currently, only three percent of Assyrians worldwide live in Iraq.

hāšāˀīṯ, balḥōḏ tlāṯā gāw mˀā d-āšōrāyē tēḇēlāˀīṯ biˁmārā ìnā gāw ˁīrāq.

percent (literally, “from inside the hundred”)


ܬܙܐ

ܬܵܙܵܐ • (tāzā)

From Persian تازه (tâze, “fresh, new”); compare also borrowed into Arabic طازَج (ṭāzaj), Armenian թազա (tʻaza), Turkish taze.

ܠܵܐ ܡܲܣܩܸܕܸܬ ܠܝܼ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ، ܐܵܢܵܐ ܬܵܙܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܕܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.

Don’t annoy me now, I just got back home.

lā masqiddit lī ādīyā, ānā tāzā ìwen dīrā baytā.

ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܬ ܠܵܗ̇ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܗܘܿܢ ܚܕܲܬܵܐ؟ ܐܵܢܝܼ ܬܵܙܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇.

Do you like their new car? They just bought it.

kē maḥḥibit lāh raddāythōn ḥdattā? ānī tāzā ìnā zḇīnōh.

fresh, just, now, recently; just recently; most recently

ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܝܲܠܕܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܬܵܙܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܹܐ، ܫܲܗܘܸܬܘܼܢ ܠܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܠܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܸܦܝܵܐ ܕܒܝܼܹܗ ܓܲܪܘܸܣܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܠܦܘܼܪܩܵܢܵܐ،

as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,

ayḵ yaldūdē zˁōrē tāzā wīyē, šahwitūn l-hēmizmān ayḵ d-l-ḥalḇā ṣipyā d-bīyēh garwisītōn l-purqānā,


ܦܝܫ

ܦܝܼܫ • (pīš)

ܦܝܼܫ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ

pīš ḥamšā ḥabūšē

ܠܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ

ܦܝܼܫ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܚܲܕ݇

pīš wā balḥōḏ ḥa

ܠܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ

lā pīš wā mēḵultā

ܦܝܼܫ ܟܹܐ ܩܵܝܡܝܼܢ݇ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ

ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܠܝܼ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܫ̈ܘܼܐܵܠܹܐ

I have 4 questions remaining.; I still have 4 questions left.

pīš lēh lī arbˁā šūˀālē

ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܢ ܡܒܲܫܘܿܠܹܐ

(with ܠܹܗ ܠ- (lēh l-)) to have left/remaining or to do; still

(with ܠܹܗ ܒ- (lēh b-)) to now be able to do; to still be able to do


ܒܢܦܫܐ

ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ • (b-nafšā)

ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (canonical)
b-nafšā (romanization)
ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ


ܒܬܪ ܛܗܪܐ

ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ

ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ • (bār ṭahrā)

ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (canonical)
bār ṭahrā (romanization)

The sense of “post meridiem” is a semantic loan from English.

ܒܸܬ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ .

ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܒܛ܊ ܝܠܵܗ̇


ܫܐܝܠܐܝܬ

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ܫܐܝܼܠܵܐܝܼܬ • (šīlāʾīt)

ܫܐܝܼܠܵܐܝܼܬ (canonical)
šīlāʾīt (romanization)

ܫܐܝܼܠܵܐ (šīlā, “supposed”) + -ܐܝܼܬ (-ʾīt)


ܕܐܟܝ

aii-adverb

ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ • (dāḵī)

Univerbation of ܕ (d-) + ܐܲܝܟ݂ (ayḵ, “as”), from Aramaic אַיךּ (ayk). In Old Aramaic, אַיךּ (ayk) was used in the adverbial sense of “how”. Compare also Hebrew אֵיךְ (éykh, “how”).

univerbation

ܕܵܐܟ݂ ܝܼܘܸܬ

ܕܐܲܟ݂ܝܼ؟ ܠܵܐ ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐ ܠܝܼ

d-aḵī? lā šmīˁā lī

(usually with the final yod, polite) what was that?, excuse me?, what?, come again?

ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ؟ ܕܸܟ݂

(usually without the final yod) of course, surely, duh


ܠܩܝܫܐܝܬ

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ܠܩܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ • (lqīšāʾīt)

ܠܩܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ (canonical)
lqīšāʾīt (romanization)

ܠܩܝܼܫܵܐ (lqīša, “late”) + -ܐܝܼܬ (-ʾīt).

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ܠܩܝܼܫܵܐ (lqīša, “late”) + -ܐܝܼܬ (-ʾīt)

ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܢ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ ܠܩܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܣܵܒܵܒ ܓܵܪܲܓ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ ܠܒܹܝܬ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ.

I can't go to bed late tonight because I have to go to the airport tomorrow.

lē māṣēn dāmḳēn lqīšāʾīt idlaylē sābāb gārag āzēn l-bēt ṭawsā qudmē.


ܒܟܝܪܐܝܬ

aii-adverb

ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂

ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (bḵīrāˀīṯ)

ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
bḵīrāˀīṯ (romanization)

From ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܝܵܐ (bḵīrāyā, “early”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ʾīṯ, the adverbial suffix ending).

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ܩܝܼܡ ܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܝܼܬܵܐ ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܒܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ.

qīm lī min šwītā bḵīrāˀīṯ idyōm b-qaydāmtā.


ܬܡܠ

aii-adverb

ܬܸܡܵܠ • (timmāl)

From Aramaic אֵתמָלי (ʾeṯmāl); related to Hebrew אֶתְמוֹל (etmól, “yesterday”) and Ugaritic 𐎛𐎚𐎎𐎍 (ỉtml).

ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܩܲܪܬܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

Today is a beautiful day, but yesterday was cold.

idyōm yāwmā basīmā ìlēh, īnā timmāl yāwmā d-qartā ìwā.


ܩܘܕܡܐ

ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ • (qudmē)

ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ (canonical)
qudmē (romanization)

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ، ܡ̣ܢ ܓܹܒܹܗ ܡܵܨܲܚ ܦܵܠܛܲܚ ܒܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ

I have work tomorrow, instead we can go out on Friday night.

īṯ lī šuḡlā qudmē, min gēbēh māṣaḥ pālṭaḥ bˁruḇtā b-ramšā


ܦܪܨܘܦܐܝܬ

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ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐܝܼܬ

ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐܝܼܬ • (parṣopāʾīt)

ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐܝܼܬ (canonical)
parṣopāʾīt (romanization)

ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ (parṣopā, “person”) + -ܐܝܼܬ (-ʾīt)


ܒܘܫ

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ܒܘܼܫ • (buš)

ܗ̇ܝ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܒܘܼܫ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܬܵܐ.

This year is more important than the last.

ayā šētā buš ānanqāytā ìlāh min ayā ḵārāytā.

ܗ̇ܘ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܒܘܼܫ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ.

more forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs


ܐܝܡܢ

aii-adverb

ܐܝܼܡܲܢ • (īman)

Variant of ܐܸܡܲܬܝ (immat), from Aramaic אִמַתִי (ʾimmatt(ī)), from Akkadian [Term?]; compare Turoyo ܐܶܡܰܐ (ema), Hebrew מָתַי (matái) and Arabic مَتَى (matā).

ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܪܩܹܬ؟

ܒܸܕ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܦܵܝܹܫ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ


ܝܥܢܐ

ܝܲܥܢܹܐ • (yaˁnē)

From Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī), third-person masculine singular of عَنَى (ʕanā, “to mean”);
cognate to native ܥܵܢܹܐ (ˁānē) and Hebrew עָנָה ('aná, “to answer”).

(slang) that is, in other words, meaning, you know


ܒܪܝܐ

ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ • (barrāyē)

ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (canonical)
barrāyē (romanization)

Related to the above, from Aramaic בַּרָּא (barrā, “outside, exterior”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

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ܦܵܠܛܲܚ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ


ܐܚܪܐܝܬ

aii-adverb

ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (ḥārāˀīṯ)

ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
ḥārāˀīṯ (romanization)

[xɑːrɑːʔiθː]

From a variant of ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ (ḥārāyā, “last”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ʾīṯ, the adverbial suffix)

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ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܟܸܠܝܵܐ ܒܸܢܒ݂ܵܚܵܐ ܟܲܠܒܵܐ، ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܩܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܡܵܨܲܚ ܢܵܝܚܲܚ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ.

Now that the dog has stopped barking, perhaps finally we can rest tonight.

ādīyā min d-īlēh kilyā binḇāḥā kalbā, ḥārāˀīṯ qāwmā d-māṣaḥ nāyḥaḥ idlaylē.


ܟܝܢܐܝܬ

aii-adverb

ܟܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (kyānāˀīṯ)

ܟܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
kyānāˀīṯ (romanization)

[kjɑːnɑːʔiθː]

From ܟܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kyānāyā, “natural”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ʾīṯ, “adverbial suffix”)


ܣܦܩܐܝܬ

aii-adverb

ܣܵܦܩܵܐܝܼܬ • (sāpqāˀīt)

ܣܵܦܩܵܐܝܼܬ (canonical)
sāpqāˀīt (romanization)

ܣܵܦܩܵܐ (sāpqā, “sufficient, enough”) + -ܐܝܼܬ (-īt)


ܗܟ

aii-adverb

ܗܸܟ̰ • (hič)

ܗܸܟ̰ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܵܕܹܥ.

hič nāšā lē yādēˁ.

ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܗܸܟ̰ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ

ܗܸܟ̰ ܠܹܐ ܟܵܠܹܐ. ― hič lē kālē. ― He doesn’t stop at all.


ܬܘܕܝܬܢܐܝܬ

ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ

ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ • (tawdītānāˀīt)

ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ (canonical)
tawdītānāˀīt (romanization)

ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (tawdītānāyā, “thankful”) + -ܐܝܼܬ (-īt)

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ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ

ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܠܩܝܼܫܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܫܘܼܠܵܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ ܠܲܝܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬܵܐ ܠܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ.

I was late for work, but thankfully there wasn't much traffic on the road.

wē lī lqīšā qā šūlā, īnā tawdītānāˀīt layt wā rābā mardītā l-urḥā.


ܗܡܫܐ

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ܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ • (hamāšā)

ܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ (canonical)
hamāšā (romanization)


ܡܢܕܪܝܫ

aii-adverb

ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ • (midrēy)

ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ (canonical)
midrēy (romanization)

From ܡ̣ܢ (min, “from”) + ܕ- (də-, “of”) + ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), absolute state of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (rēšā, “beginning, head”).

ܚܕܹܝܡܘܼܢ ܒܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܟܠ ܥܕܵܢܵܐ، ܘܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ، ܚܕܹܝܡܘܼܢ!.

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I am saying, rejoice!

ḥdēmūn bmāryā kul ˁdānā, wmidrēy bēmārā ìwen, ḥdēmūn!.


ܝܬܝܪ

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr)

Root
 ܘ ܬ ܪ (w t r)
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The determiner is the absolute state of ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā, “extra, more”); related to Hebrew יוֹתֵר (yotér).

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܢ، ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ.

ܒܸܦܠܵܚܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܗܵܫܵܐ.

more; more often, more frequently (to a greater degree or extent)


ܐܘܡܚܪܢܐ

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ܐܘܿܡܵܚܪܹܢܵܐ • (ōmāḥrēnā)

ܐܘܿܡܵܚܪܹܢܵܐ (canonical)
ōmāḥrēnā (romanization)

Corruption of ܝܲܘܡܵܐ (yawmā, “day”) + ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ (ḥrēnā, “another”), “another day”, possibly also ܐܘܿ (ō, “that, the”) at the start.


ܡܢ ܟܕ

aii-adverb

ܡ̣ܢ ܟܲܕ݂ • (min kaḏ)

ܡ̣ܢ ܟܲܕ݂ (canonical)
min kaḏ (romanization)

ܡ̣ܢ ܟܲܕ݂ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܡܘܼܠܠܵܐ ܥܲܡܵܗ̇

Ever since he saw her, he has not spoken to her.


ܚܕܟܐ

ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ • (ḥačā)

ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ (canonical)
ḥačā (romanization)

Possibly from ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa, “one”) + Persian چه (če, the diminutive suffix)

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ܗ̇ܘ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܫܹܐܕܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.

awa ḥačā šēdānā ìlēh.

ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܣܲܙܓܸܪܝܼ ܥܲܡܝܼ.

ܪܵܒܵܐ ܩܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܓܘܼܒܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ.


ܐܕܫܢܬ

aii-adverb

ܐܲܕ݇ܫܲܢ݇ܬ • (aššat)

ܐܲܕ݇ܫܲܢ݇ܬ (canonical)
aššat (romanization)

ܐܲܕ (ad, “this”) + ܫܲܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šattā, “year”).


ܒܪܫܝܬ

aii-adverb

ܒܪܵܫܝܼܬ • (brāšīt)

ܒܪܵܫܝܼܬ (canonical)
brāšīt (romanization)

From Classical Syriac ܒܪܫܝܬ, from Biblical Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית (bərēʾšīṯ)

ܒܪܵܫܝܼܬ ܒܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܘܠܐܲܪܥܵܐ

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

ܒܪܵܫܝܼܬ ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܸܠܬܵܐ، ܘܗ̇ܘ ܡܸܠܬܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܘܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܸܠܬܵܐ. ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܪܵܫܝܼܬ ܠܟܸܣ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.

brāšīt īwā miltā, w-awa miltā ìwā l-kis allāhā, w-allāhā ìwā awa miltā. āhā ìwā brāšīt l-kis allāhā.

ܘܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇: ܐܲܢ݇ܬ، ܝܵܐ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ، ܡ̣ܢ ܒܪܵܫܝܼܬ ܫܘܼܬܐܸܣ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܠܐܲܪܥܵܐ، ܘܫܡܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܕܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ ܝܼܢܵܐ.

And again: “You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

w-midrēy: at, yā māryā, min brāšīt šūtˀis lūḵ l-arˁā, w-šmayyē pulḥānā d-īdātūḵ īnā.


ܫܬܩܕܝ

ܫܸܬܩܲܕ݇ܝ • (šitqay)

ܫܸܬܩܲܕ݇ܝ (canonical)
šitqay (romanization)

From Aramaic, from Akkadian 𒈬𒅎𒈠 (šaddaqdam), from 𒈬 (šattum, “year”) + 𒂵𒀜𒈬𒌝 (qadmum, “early, before”). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܫܬܩܕ (ʾeštəqaḏ, ʾeštəqady) and Hebrew אֶשְׁתָּקַד (ʾeštāqaḏ).

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Hebrew אֶשְׁתָּקַד (ʾeštāqaḏ)

ܫܸܬܩܲܕ݇ܝ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܗܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܓܵܐ


ܫܘܕ

aii-adverb

ܫܘܼܕ • (šūd)

Root
 ܫ ܒ ܩ (š b q)
 0 terms
Possibly from ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ (šḇōq, “allow, let (command)”) + ܕ- (d-, “that, to”), literally “allow to”.
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ܫܘܼܕ ܚܵܙܝܲܬܝ ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ

šūd ḥāzyat mā ìlēh ˁḇīḏā

(auxillary) should, ought to, Used to give advice or opinion that an action is, or would have been, beneficial or desirable.

With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way.

ܫܘܼܕ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܹܬ ܠܵܗ̇

You wouldn’t dare do it. (literally, “May you do it.”)

šūd ˁāḇḏēt lāh

Used in a hostile manner to express a threat or challenge.

ܝܼܠܹܗ، ܫܘܼܕ ܐܵܡܪܲܢ، ܠܵܐ ܥܬܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ.

ܫܘܼܕ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܲܚ ܗܵܫܵܐ

šūd āḵlaḥ hāšā

ܫܘܼܕ ܠܵܐ ܐܵܬ݂ܝܲܬܝ

May you not come; I hope you don’t come.

šūd lā āṯyat

(auxillary) (with ܠܵܐ (lā)) used to express a negative desire

ܫܘܼܕ ܡܕܘܼܓܸܠ ܠܹܗ، ܒܸܕ ܗܵܘܹܝܢ ܢܲܓܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܪܘܼܚܝܼ ܥܲܡܹܗ

Even though he lied, I’ll have patience with him.

šūd mdūgil lēh, bid hāwēn nagīrā brūḥī ˁammēh

ܠܵܐ ܙܵܕܥܹܬ، ܫܘܼܕ ܫܵܩܹܠ ܠܵܗ̇

Don’t worry, it’s okay for him to take it.

lā zādˁēt, šūd šāqēl lāh

Used to express something is permissible


ܒܡܪܘܡܐ

aii-adverb

ܒܲܡܪ̈ܲܘܡܹܐ • (bamrawmē)

ܒܲܡܪ̈ܲܘܡܹܐ (canonical)
bamrawmē (romanization)

Root
 ܪ ܘ ܡ (r w m)
 0 terms
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, ܒܲ- (ba-, “in”) + ܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ (mrawmē, “highest heaven”), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מָרוֹם (mārôm).

affix

«ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ ܕܵܘܝܼܕ݂ ܕܒܹܐ݇ܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇، ܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܵܐ ܒܲܡܪ̈ܵܘܡܹܐ!»

c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Mark 11:10:

“Blessed is the kingdom of our father David That comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

“brīḵtā ìlāh malkūṯā d-aḇūn dāwīḏ d-bēṯāyā ìlāh, ōšaˁnā bamrāwmē!”

«ܬܸܫܒܘܿܚܬܵܐ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܲܡܪ̈ܲܘܡܹܐ، ܘܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܘܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ.»

c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Luke 2:14:

“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

“tišbōḥtā l-allāhā bamrawmē, w-ˁal arˁā šlāmā w-saḇrā ṭāḇā l-bnaynāšā.”


ܒܩܘܪܒܐ

aii-adverb

ܒܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ • (b-qurbā)

ܒܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (canonical)
b-qurbā (romanization)

ܒܸܬ ܦܵܬ݂ܹܚ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ، ܝܲܢ ܒܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ، ܝܲܢ ܒܚܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ.

bit pāṯēḥ ādīyā, yan b-qurbā, yan b-ḥarṯā.


ܩܠܘܠܐ

ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ • (qalūlā)

ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ (canonical)
qalūlā (romanization)

Root
 ܩ ܠ ܠ (q l l)
 0 terms
Inherited from Aramaic קַלּוּלָא (qallūlā); related to Classical Syriac ܩܠܝܠܐ (qallīlā), Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl) and Hebrew קַל (kál). Of the adjective pattern 1a22ū3ā.

inh+

ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܩܘܼܡ݇!


ܟܠܫܢܬ

aii-adverb

ܟܠܫܲܢ݇ܬ • (kulšat)

ܟܠܫܲܢ݇ܬ (canonical)
kulšat (romanization)

ܟܠ (kul, “all, each, every”) + ܫܲܢ݇ܬܵܐ (šattā, “year”).


ܐܝܟܐ

aii-adverb

ܐܲܝܟܵܐ • (aykā)

From Aramaic אַיכָּא (ˀaykā), from אַי (ˀay) + כָּא (kā, “here”), hence from Proto-Semitic *ʔayy-.

ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ؟

ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܗܘܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ؟

(interrogative) where (In, at or to which place or situation)

ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܛܸܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

āzaḥ aykā īṯ ṭillānīṯā

(relative, colloquial) where (In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that))

ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܕܐܵܙܹܠ ܗܠܘܿܟ݂ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܹܗ

(conditional) (with ܕ-) where (In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere)


ܟܒܪ

ܟܒ݂ܲܪ • (kḇar)

Root
 ܟ ܒ ܪ (k b r)
 0 terms
From Aramaic כְּבַר (kəḇar); compare the same in Hebrew כְּבָר (k'vár).

ܟܒ݂ܲܪ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ.

ܟܒ݂ܲܪ ܛܠܝܼܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ.

ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܟܒ݂ܲܪ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܩܵܐ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠ݇ܪܲܡܫܵܐ.

ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܒ݂ܲܪ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ.


ܥܝܕܐܝܬ

ܥܝܵܕܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (ˁyādāˀīṯ)

ܥܝܵܕܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
ˁyādāˀīṯ (romanization)

[ʕəjɑːdɑːʔiθː]

ܥܝܵܕܵܝܵܐ (ˁyādāyā, “customary, usual”) + -ܐܝܼܬ (-ʾīṯ, “the adverbial suffix”)


ܐܨܠܐܝܬ

aii-adverb

ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (aṣlāˀīṯ)

ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
aṣlāˀīṯ (romanization)

[ʔasˤ.lɑːʔiθː]

Etymology tree
Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)bor.
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܲܨܠܵܐ (aṣlā)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic -ܵܝܵܐ (-āyā)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܲܨܠܵܝܵܐ (aṣlāyā)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-īṯ)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܐܨܠܐܝܬ (ṣlˀit)
From ܐܲܨܠܵܝܵܐ (aṣlāyā) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-īṯ).

etymon

ܐܵܢܵܐ ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܝܘܸܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܢܘܼܗܲܕܪܵܐ. ― ānā aṣlāˀīṯ ìwen min nūhadrā. ― I’m originally from Nohadra.

ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ؟

aṣlāˀīṯ qāmōdī ˁḇīḏ lūḵ hādḵā?


ܐܚܟܝ

aii-adverb

ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ • (aḥčī)

ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ

aḥčī ḥa mindī zˁōrā

ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܢ ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ

aḥčī kē bāˁēn yāḇēn šlāmē

(colloquial) just, only, simply, mere, ordinary.

ܠܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ

lā wē lēh aḥčī

ܐܘܼܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܹܐ ܩܵܛܹܠ ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ

ūp ḥa lē qāṭēl aḥčī

(colloquial) purposelessly, without a reason


ܣܓܝ

ܣܲܓܝܼ • (sagī)

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, absolute state of ܣܓܝܐܐ (saggīʾā, “many”).

ܩܲܗܘܵܐ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.

ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ ܣܲܓܝܼ ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.

šamīrām sagī ḥḏīṯā ìlāh.

ܬܵܘܕܝܼ ܣܲܓܝܼ


ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ

ܫܲܪܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂

ܫܲܪܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (šarīrāˀīṯ)

ܫܲܪܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
šarīrāˀīṯ (romanization)

ܫܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ (šarīrā, “true”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ʾīṯ, “adverbial suffix”)

af

ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܩܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ! — ܫܲܪܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܩܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ!
mšīḥā qīmā ìlēh! — šarīrāˀīṯ qīmā ìlēh!
Christ is risen! — Truly he is risen!

used in set phrase for Easter greeting, as answer to Christ is risen:


ܗܝܓܗ

aii-adverb

ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ • (hīgāh)

ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ (canonical)
hīgāh (romanization)

Blend of ܗ̇ܝ (aya, “this; that”) + ܓܵܗܵܐ (gāhā, “time”).


ܠܐܟܐ

aii-adverb

ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ • (laˀḵā)

ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
laˀḵā (romanization)

From a blend of ܠ- (l-, “to”) + ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ (āḵā, “here”); related to Hebrew לְכָאן (lekhán).


ܬܡܐ

aii-adverb

ܬܲܡܵܐ • (tammā)

From Aramaic תַּמָּא (tammā); related to Classical Syriac ܬܲܡܵܢ (tammān), Turoyo ܬܰܡܐ (tamo), Arabic ثَمَّ (ṯamma), and to Hebrew שָׁם (shám).

ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܗ̇ܘ ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܬܲܡܵܐ ܒܩܘܿܪܢܝܼܬܵܐ؟ ܩܪܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ.

Do you see that little boy that is over there in the corner? Call him here.

biḥzāyā ìwet awa yālā zˁōrā d-īlēh tammā b-qōrnītā? qrī lēh laˀḵā.


ܥܠ ܢܘܠܐ

ܥܲܠ ܢܲܘܠܵܐ • (ˁal nawlā)

ܥܲܠ ܢܲܘܠܵܐ (canonical)
ˁal nawlā (romanization)

Partial calque of English online, from ܥܲܠ (ˁal, “on”) + ܢܲܘܠܵܐ (nawlā, “the web”).

com

ܗ̇ܘ ܡܘܿܕܹܡ ܥܲܠ ܢܲܘܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ؟

ܟܹܐ ܡܫܲܥܠܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܐ ܣܦܲܪܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܢܲܘܠܵܐ

He prefers to read the online newspaper.

ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܹܝܢ ܥܲܠ ܢܲܘܠܵܐ ܐܸܕܠܹܝܠ ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ̇ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܨܹܝܢ ܥܵܢܹܝܢ ܠܐܸܓܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂.

I'll be online tonight, so I'll be able to reply to your message.

bit hāwēn ˁal nawlā idlēl hīgāh bit māṣēn ˁānēn l-iggartūḵ.


ܒܕܪ ܢܘܠܐ

aii-adverb

ܒܲܕܲܪ ܢܵܘܠܵܐ

ܒܲܕܲܪ ܢܵܘܠܵܐ • (baddar nāwlā)

ܒܲܕܲܪ ܢܵܘܠܵܐ (canonical)
baddar nāwlā (romanization)

Partial calque of English offline, from ܒܲܕܲܪ (baddar, “out; off”) + ܢܵܘܠܵܐ (nāwlā, “web”).


ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ

aii-adverb

ܗܵܢܵܘ ܕܹܝܢ • (hānāw dēn)

ܗܵܢ ܵܘ ܕܹܝܢ (canonical)
hānāw dēn (romanization)

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac.

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܓܘܼܒܵܝܹ̈ܐ، ܗܵܢܵܘ ܕܹܝܢ ܐܸܙܵܠܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܠܵܐ ܐܸܙܵܠܵܐ.

There are two options, namely to go or not to go.

īṯ trēn gūbāyē, hānāw dēn izzālā yan lā izzālā.

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܡܵܘܥܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ. ܗܵܢܵܘ ܕܹܝܢ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܐ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ.

He has another appointment at the doctor’s tomorrow. In other words he can’t come

īṯ lēh māwˁāḏā ḥrēnā l-kis āsyā qudmē. hānāw dēn lā kē māṣē āṯē.

namely, that is, in other words, meaning, you know, so to speak


ܚܕܟܡܐ ܓܗܐ

ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ

ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ • (ḥakmā gāhē)

ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (canonical)
ḥakmā gāhē (romanization)

ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܬܒ݂ܹܢ ܒܢܲܦ̮ܫܝܼ.

sometimes, at times, from time to time, every so often, occasionally


ܟܡܐ

ܟܡܵܐ • (kmā)

From Aramaic כְּמָּא (kmā); cognate to Arabic كَم (kam) and Hebrew כַּמָּה (káma)

ܟܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ

ܟܡܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ!


ܡܚܪ

ܡܚܵܪ • (mḥār)

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܚܪ (mḥār); cognate to Turoyo ܪܰܡܚܶܠ (ramḥel) and Hebrew מָחָר (makhár). The connection some scholars see with Akkadian 𒅆 (maḫrum, “front; former”) is unlikely.

lbor

ܩܵܝܡܲܚ ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܚܵܪ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ.


ܡܥܘܕܠܐ

head

ܡܥܘܼܕܵܠܹܐ • (mˁūdālē)

ܡܥܘܼܕܵܠܹܐ (canonical)
mˁūdālē (romanization)

Alternative form of ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (miḥḏāḏē, “together”)


ܠܩܘܪܒܐ

aii-adverb

ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ • (l-qurbā)

ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (canonical)
l-qurbā (romanization)

ܠ- (l-, “to”) + ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qurbā, “nearness, proximity”)

affix

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܕܬܠܵܬ݂ܝܼܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܐܵܗܵܐ ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ.

There are approximately thirty thousand people in this town.

īṯ l-qurbā dtlāṯīn alpē nāšē gāw d-āhā māṯā.


ܗܠܒܬ

ܗܲܠܒܲܬ (canonical)
halbat (romanization)

From Persian البته (albatte) with an additional /h/ added from a dialect of Kurdish, ultimately from Arabic الْبَتَّة (al-batta).

ܗܲܠܒܲܬ ܒܸܬ ܥܵܕܪܹܢܘܼܟ݂.


ܗܕܝ

aii-adverb

ܗܹܕܝܼ • (hēdī)

From Northern Kurdish هێدی (hêdî, “slow”).

ܐܸܢ ܡܵܛܲܚ ܠܢܝܼܫܲܢ̈، ܗܹܕܝܼ ܗܹܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܢܬܲܚ ܘܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܠܲܩܵܕ݇ܡܵܐ.

If we reach our goals, slowly we will succeed and move forward.

in māṭaḥ l-nīšan, hēdī hēdī bit mantaḥ w-āzaḥ laqqāmā.


ܗܕܝ

ܗܲܕܝܼ • (hadī)

Derived from a variant of ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ (ādīyā, “now”)


ܗܕܟܐ ܘܗܕܟܐ

ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ

ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ • (hādḵā w-hādḵā)

ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
hādḵā w-hādḵā (romanization)


ܟܠ ܗܕܟ

ܟܠ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ • (kul hādaḵ)

ܟܠ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (canonical)
kul hādaḵ (romanization)

ܗ̇ܝ ܟܠ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.


ܐܕܝ

ܐܵܕܝܼ • (ādī)

ܐܵܕܝܼ، ܦܵܝܫܲܚ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ.

then, so, well, well then, hence acknowledgement of previous statement

ܐܵܕܝܼ، ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܲܚ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܝܵܠܲܕ݇ܢ̈.

Now, we all want what is best for our children.

now Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.

ܫܲܦܝܼܪ، ܐܵܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ.

ܐܵܕܝܼ ܫܡܹܥ، ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܕܲܚ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܩܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܗܵܕܵܟ݂.

Now listen, we must do something about this.

ādī šmēˁ, wālē dˁāḇdaḥ ḥa mindī qā būt hādāḵ.

now Used to indicate a context of urgency.


ܗܕܟܐ

ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ • (hādḵā)

ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
hādḵā (romanization)

ܠܹܐ ܗܲܡܙܸܡܲܚ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ.

We don't talk like that in front of people.

thus, like so, as such, like that, in this way, in this manner

ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ

hādḵā w-hādḵā


ܡܢ ܗܕܟ

ܡ̣ܢ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ • (min hādaḵ)

ܡ̣ܢ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (canonical)
min hādaḵ (romanization)

ܠܸܫܵܢܲܢ ܒܓܵܠܘܼܬܵܐ ܒܩܹܐܪܣܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܡ̣ܢ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܚܲܡܲܚ ܠܹܗ.

Our language in diaspora is endangered, therefore we have to protect it.

liššānan b-gālūtā b-qērsā ìlēh, min hādaḵ wālē d-ḥammaḥ lēh.


ܐܕܝܐ

ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ • (ādīyā)

ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ (canonical)
ādīyā (romanization)

Likely a contraction of ܐܵܕܝܼ (ādī, “this”) + ܗܵܐ (hā, “behold, here”).

af

ܐܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܫܸܬ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ.

ܒܸܬ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ، ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܘܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ.

ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܡܸܛܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܬܵܡܵܐ؟

ܒܵܣ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ, ܐܵܢܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܐܵܬܹܝܢ.

Just a moment, I'll be right there. (literally, “Just a minute, I'm already coming.”)


ܘܫܪܟܐ

aii-adverb

ܘܫܲܪܟܵܐ • (w-šarkā)

ܘܫܲܪܟܵܐ (canonical)
w-šarkā (romanization)

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac (literally “and the remainder”).

ܡܲܕܲܐܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܣܵܦܩܝܼ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܲܨܝܼܦܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ، ܬܲܪܒܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ، ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܥܪ̈ܝܼܨܵܬܹܐ، ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܹܐ، ܘܫܲܪܟܵܐ.

The tax covers the cost of health care, education, emergency services, roads, etc.

maddaˀṯē kē sāpqī ṭīmē d-yaṣṣīpūṯā ḥulmānāytā, tarbīṯā, tišmišyāṯē ˁrīṣātē, urḥātē, w-šarkā.


ܠܩܕܡܐ

ܠܲܩܵܕ݇ܡܵܐ • (laqqāmā)

ܠܲܩܵܕ݇ܡܵܐ (canonical)
laqqāmā (romanization)

ܠܲܩܵܕ݇ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܠܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ.

ܥܲܪܩܸܠ ܒܹܐܙܵܠܵܐ ܠܲܩܵܕ݇ܡܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐܝܼܬ.

ܒܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܡܠܘܿܐܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ، ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܠܲܩܵܕ݇ܡܵܐ ܡܸܢܝܼ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

In all subjects at school, Sargon was ahead of me.

b-kullāyh mlōˀē gāw madraštā, sargōn laqqāmā minī ìwā.

ܡܲܦܬܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܐ ܠܲܩܵܕ݇ܡܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܟ̰ܗܵܪ̈ܟ̰ܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ.

maptil lēh zulḥizwā laqqāmā b-ḥakmā čhārčūḇē.


ܚܕܪܝܫܐ

ܚܲܕ݇ܪܹܝܫܵܐ • (ḥarrēšā)

ܚܲܕ݇ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (canonical)
ḥarrēšā (romanization)

Contraction of ܚܲܕ݇ ܪܹܝܫܵܐ (ḥa rēšā, literally “one head”).

contraction

ܘܵܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܕܢܵܦܹܩ ܚܲܕ݇ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܡܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ!

immediately, right away, straight away, at once

ܙܹܠ݇ ܚܲܕ݇ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܠܲܩܵܕ݇ܡܵܐ ܘܒܸܬ ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ.

go straight ahead and you will find the shop.

zē ḥarrēšā laqqāmā w-bit mačḥit lēh dikkānā.

ܩܸܢܛܪܘܿܢ ܕܡܵܬܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܥܵܠܘܿܠܹ̈ܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܵܪܬܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݇ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܘܫܩܵܩܹ̈ܐ.

The town centre is now a system of one-way streets and alleys.

qinṭrōn d-mātā ādīyā ìlēh ṭaḵsā d-ˁālōlē d-ˁḇārtā b-ḥarrēšā w-šqāqē.


ܡܚܕܕܐ

aii-adverb

ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ • (miḥḏāḏē)

ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (canonical)
miḥḏāḏē (romanization)

[ˈmɪx.ðɑːðeː]

Contraction of ܡ̣ܢ ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (min iḥḏāḏē, literally “with each other”), with the word ܡ̣ܢ (min) having replaced ܥܲܡ (ˁam).

contraction

ܡ̣ܢ ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ

ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ

āzaḥ miḥḏāḏē

ܟܹܐ ܡܕܲܪܫܝܼ ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ ܒܪ̈ܲܡܫܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ.

They study together at the library on Wednesday evenings.

kē mdaršī miḥḏāḏē gāw bēṯ arkē bramšāwāṯē d-arbˁāḇšabbā.

ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܚܠܵܦܲܢ، ܕܐܸܢ ܥܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܘܐܸܢ ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܝܘܲܚ، ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܚܵܝܲܚ ܥܲܡܹܗ.

c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., 1 Thessalonians 5:10:

Who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

awa d-mīṯ lēh ḥlāpan, d-in ˁīrē ìwaḥ w-in dmīḵē ìwaḥ, miḥḏāḏē ḥāyaḥ ˁammēh.


ܢ-

Possibly dissimilated from ܐܸܢ (in, “if”).
.

ܢܢܵܨܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܥܲܠ ܐܵܓ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ

ܢܗܵܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ― n-hānē luḵ! ― bon appetit (literally, “May it benefit you.”)

indicating desire or permission may (used with the imperative)


ܠܙܡ

aii-adverb

ܠܵܙܸܡ • (lāzim)

From Persian لازم (lâzem) or Arabic لَازِم (lāzim, “necessary, urgent, unavoidable”)

bor

ܦܲܚܲܠܬܵܐ ܠܵܙܸܡ ܙܵܠܝܼ!

ܠܵܙܸܡ ܩܵܝܡܹܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ

(dialectal, slang) must, have to, should


ܝܐܐ

aii-adverb

ܝܵܐܹܐ • (yāˀē)

ܝܵܐܹܐ (canonical)
yāˀē (romanization)
ܝܵܐܹܐ

Learned borrowing from Aramaic יָאֵא (yāˀē, active participle of a defective verb, literally “it is fitting”).

lbor

ܝܵܐܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܗܸܟ̰ ܠܹܐ ܪܵܘܹܝܬ ܘܛܵܪܹܝܬ.

ܝܵܐܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܚܵܝܪܹܬ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܦܸܠܡܵܐ، ܒܸܚܫܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܕܒܸܬ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܹܗ.

You should go and see that film, I think you would love it.

yāˀē lūḵ d-ḥāyrēt b-awa pilmā, biḥšāḇā ìwen dbit maḥḥibit wā lēh.

should, ought to indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable [with ܕ- (d-) ‘that’]


ܥܠܐܣܣ

aii-adverb

ܥܲܠܐܲܣܵܣ • (ˁalˀassās)

ܥܲܠܐܲܣܵܣ (canonical)
ˁalˀassās (romanization)

From a colloquial expression in Arabic عَلَى الأَسَاس (ʕalā al-ʔasās, literally “on the foundation”).

bor

عَلَى الأَسَاس

ܗܲܡܙܘܼܡܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܸܢܝܼ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܥܲܠܐܲܣܵܣ ܟܸܡ ܡܲܡܪܥܸܢܹܗ.

hamzūmē ìwā minī ayḵ d-ˁalˀassās kim mamrˁinnēh.

ܥܲܠܐܲܣܵܣ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܟܸܡ ܦܲܠܛܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܙܸܒܠܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ!

Supposedly you took out the trash last night!

ˁalˀassās at kim palṭit lēh ziblā timmāl b-laylē!


ܓܪܓ

aii-adverb

ܓܵܪܲܓ • (gārag)

From Ottoman Turkish گرك (gerek, “necessity, requirement”)

bor

ܦܲܚܲܠܬܵܐ ܓܵܪܲܓ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ!

ܓܵܪܲܓ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܵܐܟ݂ܵܐ


ܒܟܠ ܕܐܟܝ ܕܗܘܝܐ

aii-adverb

ܒܟܠ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ

ܒܟܠ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ • (b-kul dāḵī d-hāwyā)

ܒܟܠ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ (canonical)
b-kul dāḵī d-hāwyā (romanization)

Literally, “In all means that it may be”

lit

ܒܟܠ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ، ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܝܼܕܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܠܵܐ ܝܕܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ.

After all, maybe they knew something he didn't.

b-kul dāḵī d-hāwyā, mqawmā dīdīˁ lhōn ḥa mindī d-awa lā dīˁ lēh.

ܬܦܲܝܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܵܠܝܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ ܒܟܠ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ.

The stove isn’t enough for the winter anyway.

tpayyā lē ìlēh mālyānā qā siṯwā b-kul dāḵī d-hāwyā.

anyway, either way, regardless, however, after all

ܗܸܫ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܪܵܬܝܼ. ܒܟܠ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ، ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ؟

I still haven’t heard from my daughter. Anyway, have you heard from John?

hiš lē ìwen šmīˁā min brātī. b-kul dāḵī d-hāwyā, at šmīˁ lūḵ min yōḥannān?


ܐܠܐ ܡܐ

aii-adverb

ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡܵܐ • (illā mā)

ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡܵܐ (canonical)
illā mā (romanization)

ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡܵܐ ܒܸܕ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܲܚ܉

What else are we going to do?; What choice do we have? (may be asked rhetorically)

otherwise what?, then what?, what other than this?


ܒܣܒܪܐ

ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (bsaḇrā)

ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (canonical)
bsaḇrā (romanization)

ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂.

ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܕܐܵܬܹܐ ܒܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ.

ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܕܘܼܬܵܐ ܘܡܲܢܬܵܝܬܵܐ.


ܐܚܪܢܐ

ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ • (ḥēnā)

ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ (canonical)
ḥēnā (romanization)

Root
 ܐ ܚ ܪ (ˀ ḥ r)
 0 terms
From Aramaic אֳחְרֵנָא (ˀŏḥrēnā); cognate to Classical Syriac ܐܚܪܢܐ (ḥrēnā), Hebrew אַחֵר (achér) and Arabic آخَر (ʔāḵar).

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Aramaic אֳחְרֵנָא (ˀŏḥrēnā)

ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܡܛܵܝܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ .

lē ìwen biḥzāyā nāšē bimṭāyā ìnā ḥēnā .

ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܥܡܵܪܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ .

ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ، ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܹܬ؟

ḥēnā, mā kē bāˁēt ˁāḇdēt?


ܐܟܝܕ

aii-adverb

ܐܲܟܝܼܕ • (akīd)

From Arabic أَكِيد (ʔakīd, “certain, sure”)


ܡܓܕ

ܡܸܓ̰ܸܕ • (mijid)

From a contraction of Arabic مِنْ جِدّ (min jidd, literally “of seriousness”).


ܩܕܡ ܡܫܝܚܐ

aii-adverb

ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ

ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ • (qām mšīḥā)

ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (canonical)
qām mšīḥā (romanization)

[qɑmː.‿məʃiːxɑː]

ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬ 612 ܩܲܕܵܡ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ، ܐܸܡܦܪܵܛܘܿܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܚܕܲܬܵܐ ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇.

In 612 Before Christ, the Neo-Assyrian empire fell.

b-šēt 612 qaddām mšīḥā, imprāṭōrūṯā āšōrāytā ḥdattā npīl lāh.


ܟܠ ܝܘܡ

ܟܠ ܝܘܿܡ • (kul yōm)

ܟܠ ܝܘܿܡ (canonical)
kul yōm (romanization)


ܝܘܡܐܝܬ

ܝܵܘܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (yāwmāˀīṯ)

ܝܵܘܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
yāwmāˀīṯ (romanization)

From ܝܵܘܡܵܝܵܐ (yāwmāyā) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ʾīṯ, “adverbial suffix”)


ܠܥܠ

aii-adverb

ܠܥܸܠ • (lˁil)

Root
 ܥ ܠ ܐ (ˁ l ˀ)
 0 terms
From ܠ- (l-, “to”) + Aramaic עֵלָא (ˁēlla, “position that is above”) a defective noun; see the usage note.

com

ܛܲܝܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܦܪܵܚܵܐ ܠܥܸܠ

ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܬ ܠܥܸܠ، ܫܲܠܸܚ ܨܵܘܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂.

Before you go upstairs, take your shoes off.


ܥܕܠܐ

aii-adverb

ܥܲܕܠܵܐ • (ˁadlā)

Semi-learned borrowing from Aramaic, from עַד (ˁaḏ, “until; by”) + לָא (lā, “not”); compare similar expression in Hebrew עוֹד לֹא (ód ló, “not yet”).

ܕܡܝܼܪ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܕܠܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܕܠܵܐ ܡܬܘܼܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܛܸܒܹ̈ܐ ܐܸܠܝܼ.

I was surprised that she hadn’t already told me the news.

dmīr wā lī d-lā ìwā ˁadlā mtūnīṯā ṭibbē ilī.

ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܵܐ، ܥܲܕܠܵܐ ܝܕܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

rābā min d-īlēh mīrā, ˁadlā dīˁā ìwen wā.

ܡܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܥܲܕܠܵܐ ܡܫܘܼܠܸܡܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܟܠܹܗ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ.

After twenty minutes she already finished all the work.

mbāṯar ˁisrīn daqīqā aya ˁadlā mšūlimtā ìlāh kullēh pulḥānā.

preceding a verb in the indefinite past tense already, before now, before then

ܥܲܕܠܵܐ ܒܛܵܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ؟

ܒܵܣ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ, ܐܵܢܵܐ ܥܲܕܠܵܐ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܝܢ.

Just a moment, I'll be right there. (literally, “Just a minute, I'm already coming.”)

preceding a verb in the non-past already, so soon


ܝܬܝܪ ܛܒܐ

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (yatīr ṭāḇā)

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
yatīr ṭāḇā (romanization)

ܟܸܪܟ݂ܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܗ ܠܝܼ ܢܲܦ̮ܛܵܐ.

The engine runs better now that I've given it some oil.

kirḵānā kē pālēḥ yatīr ṭāḇā ādīyā min d-yūḇēh lī nafṭā.

ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕܹܥ ܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܢܝܼ.

comparative degree of ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā, “well”); better


ܒܕܩܬ

ܒܕܸܩܲܬ (canonical)
bdiqqat (romanization)

Root
 ܕ ܩ ܩ (d q q)
 0 terms
From ܒ- (b-, “in”) + ܕܸܩܲܬ (diqqat, “precision of”).

prefix

ܗ̇ܘ ܒܕܸܩܲܬ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ.

ܙܵܘܝܼܬܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܕܸܩܲܬ ܬܪܝܼܨܘܼܬܵܐ.


ܠܬܚܬ

aii-adverb

ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ • (ltiḥ)

Root
 ܬ ܚ ܬ (t ḥ t)
 0 terms
From ܠ- (l-, “to”) + Aramaic תַּחְתָּא (taḥətā, “position that is below”) a defective noun; see the usage note. Cognate to Hebrew תַּחַת (tákhat) and Arabic تَحْتَ (taḥta).

com

ܢܲܡܠܹ̈ܐ ܒܪܸܚܫܵܐ ܠܬܸܚܬ݇

ܡܲܦܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܬܸܚܬ݇ ܘܠܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ.

The exit is downstairs and to the right.


ܡܚܕܐ

aii-adverb

ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܐ • (miḥḏā)

ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
miḥḏā (romanization)

Root
 ܚ ܕ (ḥ d)
 0 terms
From ܡ̣ܢ (min, “from, with, during”) + ܚܕ݂ܵܐ (ḥḏā, “one”).

com

ܩܘܼܡ ܙܹܠ݇ ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܠܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ ܝܲܢ ܡܲܚܒܸܪ ܠܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܕܟܹܟܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂.

Go at once to a hospital or call your dentist.

qūm zē miḥḏā l-bēt krīhē yan maḥbir l-āsyā d-kēkē dīyūḵ.

ܟܹܐ ܟܵܬ݂ܒܹܬ ܐܸܓܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܘܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇.

You type a message to someone and they see it immediately.

kē kāṯbēt iggarṯā l-ḥa nāšā wmiḥḏā kē ḥāzē lāh.

at once, immediately, suddenly, promptly

ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܐ

ܘܵܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܡܵܨܝܼ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܝܼ ܡܲܕܫܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܘܵܠܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܘܬܪܝܼܨܵܐܝܼܬ݂.

They must be able to simultaneously do a wide variety of tasks properly.

wālē lhōn d-māṣī ˁāḇḏī madšānūtā pṯīṯā d-wālyāṯē miḥḏā w-trīṣāˀīṯ.

simultaneously; at a time, at the same time, at once; both


ܚܨܡܐ

aii-adverb

ܚܲܨܡܵܐ • (ḥaṣmā)

From a contraction of Arabic خَصّ مَا (ḵaṣṣ mā, literally “singling out to”).


ܗܫ

Dissimilated from ܗܵܫܵܐ (hāšā, “now”) or Borrowed from Northern Kurdish hej (“still, yet”).

bor+

ܗܸܫ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠܵܐ؟

ܗܸܫ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ

hiš īṯ ḥa ḥrēnā

(aspect) still, up to a time, as in the preceding time

ܗܸܫ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܸܛܝܵܐ


ܗܪ

From Persian هر (har, literally “each, every”).

bor

ܗܲܪ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ

ܗܲܪ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ، ܙܘܼܠܙܵܠܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ.

On that very day the earthquake happened.

ܐܵܦܸܢ ܡܚܲܫܒܢܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܢܝܼܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂، ܗܲܪ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܣܵܦܩܵܐ.

Even if you calcualate it carefully, it is still not enough.

āpin mḥašbnit lēh nīḥāˀīṯ, har lē ìlēh sāpqā.

ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܗܵܘܢܵܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ، ܒܵܣ ܗܲܪ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕܥܹܢ ܕܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܢܚܵܐ ܒܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ.

I'm not the smartest man in the world but even I know the sun rises in the east.

lē ìwen gaḇrā yatīr hāwnānā gāw ˁālmā, bās har ānā kē yādˁēn d-šimšā kē dānḥā b-maḏnḥā.

still, even used to modify adjectives or adverbs comparatively

ܐܵܢܵܐ ܗܲܪ ܡܡܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܝܼ ܥܲܡܹܗ.

ܗܲܪ ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܚܲܕ݇ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ!

ܗܲܪ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ، ܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܓܘܼܫܸܩ ܠܹܗ.

ܡܬܘܼܡܸܡ ܠܝܼ ܗܲܪ ܕܡܨܹܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ.

ܡܘܼܚܠܸܦ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܗܲܪ ܡܡܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܝܼ ܥܲܡܹܗ.

ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܫܵܐ ܒܵܣ ܗܲܪ ܥܒܘܿܕ݂ ܠܵܗ̇!

ܗܲܪ ܗ̇ܘ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ


ܟܝܠܗ

aii-adverb

ܟܲܝܠܹܗ • (kaylēh)

ܟܲܝܠܹܗ (canonical)
kaylēh (romanization)

Contraction of ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ (aykā ìlēh, literally “where is he”)

contraction

ܟܝܠܗ ܩܕܝܠܝ؟


ܟܝܠܗ

aii-adverb

ܟܲܝܠܵܗ̇ • (kaylāh)

ܟܲܝܠܵܗ̇ (canonical)
kaylāh (romanization)

Contraction of ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ (aykā ìlāh, literally “where is she”)

contraction

ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇

ܟܝܠܗ̇ ܫܪܓܐ؟


ܡܐܝܟܐ

aii-adverb

ܡܐܲܝܟܵܐ • (mˀaykā)

ܡܐܲܝܟܵܐ (canonical)
mˀaykā (romanization)

Contraction of ܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܝܟܵܐ (min aykā); cognate with Hebrew מֵאַיִן (me'áyin) and Arabic مِنْ أَيْنَ (min ʔayna).

ܡܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ؟

ܡܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܫܩܝܼܠܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟


ܒܚܪܬܐ

ܒܚܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ • (bḥarṯā)

ܒܚܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
bḥarṯā (romanization)

ܩܸܡ ܬܲܪܸܨ ܠܹܗ، ܘܒܚܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ.

ܒܸܬ ܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܒܚܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ


ܒܬܪ ܡܫܝܚܐ

ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ

ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ • (bār mšīḥā)

ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (canonical)
bār mšīḥā (romanization)

[bɑrː‿məʃiːxɑː]


ܒܬܪ ܗܕܟ

ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂

ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ • (bār hādaḵ)

ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (canonical)
bār hādaḵ (romanization)

Compare the same formation in Classical Syriac ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܗܵܟ݂ܲܢܵܐ (bāṯar hāḵannā, “afterwards”).

cog

ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܗܵܟ݂ܲܢܵܐ

ܐܵܗܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܩܲܘܸܡ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܒܬܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ.


ܡܚܕܬܐ

aii-adverb

ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ • (mḥadtā)

ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (canonical)
mḥadtā (romanization)

Literally, “from new”; cognate to Hebrew מֵחָדָשׁ (mekhadásh).

ܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܨܲܦܪܵܐ، ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܢܚܵܐ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ.

ܡܛܲܟܸܣ (mṭakkis, “to organise”) + ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥadtā) → ܡܛܲܟܸܣ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mṭakkis mḥadtā, “to reorganise”)

ܡܲܩܸܦ (maqqip, “to connect”) + ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥadtā) → ܡܲܩܸܦ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (maqqip mḥadtā, “to reconnect”)

ܥܵܝܹܠ (ˁāyēl, “to enter”) + ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥadtā) → ܥܵܝܹܠ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (ˁāyēl mḥadtā, “to re-enter”)

ܡܣܲܓܸܠ (msaggil, “to record”) + ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥadtā) → ܡܣܲܓܸܠ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (msaggil mḥadtā, “to re-record”)

re- used before both nouns and verbs to indicate repetition


ܝܬܝܪ ܡܣܦܩܐ

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܣܵܦܩܵܐ

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܣܵܦܩܵܐ • (yatīr msāpqā)

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܣܵܦܩܵܐ (canonical)
yatīr msāpqā (romanization)


ܩܕܡ ܛܗܪܐ

ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ

ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ • (qam ṭahrā)

ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (canonical)
qam ṭahrā (romanization)

ܩܵܝܡܲܚ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܚܲܡܸܫ ܩܛ܊


ܒܨܝܪ ܩܠܝܠ

ܒܨܝܼܪ ܩܲܠܝܼܠ

ܒܨܝܼܪ ܩܲܠܝܼܠ • (bṣīr qalīl)

ܒܨܝܼܪ ܩܲܠܝܼܠ (canonical)
bṣīr qalīl (romanization)


ܠܒܬܪܐ

ܠܲܒܵܬ݇ܪܵܐ • (labbārā)

ܠܲܒܵܬ݇ܪܵܐ (canonical)
labbārā (romanization)

ܗܲܦܸܟ݂ ܠܫܵܘܦܵܐ ܠܹܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ ܠܲܒܵܬ݇ܪܵܐ، ܘܒܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܟܠܝܼ

Reverse into the spot by going backwards, then stop.

happiḵ l-šāwpā lēzālā labbārā, w-b-ḥartā klī

ܡܲܦܬܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܐ ܠܲܒܵܬ݇ܪܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܟ̰ܗܵܪ̈ܟ̰ܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ.

maptil lēh zulḥizwā labbārā b-ḥakmā čhārčūḇē.


ܓܘܐܝܬ

ܓܵܘܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (gāwāˀīṯ)

ܓܵܘܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
gāwāˀīṯ (romanization)

[ɡɑːwɑːʔiθː]

From ܓܵܘܵܝܵܐ (gāwāyā, “inner, inward”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-īṯ, the adverbial suffix).


ܠܓܘܐ

aii-adverb

ܠܓܵܘܵܐ • (l-gāwā)

ܠܓܵܘܵܐ (canonical)
l-gāwā (romanization)

ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܠܓܵܘܵܐ

ܠܓܵܘܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܚܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܬܪܵܐ.


ܓܘܢܐܝܬ

ܓܵܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (gāwānāˀīṯ)

ܓܵܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
gāwānāˀīṯ (romanization)

[ɡɑːwɑːnɑːʔiθː]

From ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gāwānāyā, “general”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-īṯ, the adverbial suffix).

af

ܬܪܝܼܨܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܕܙܵܘܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܬܵܩܠܝܼ ܠ180 ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ.

It is generally true that the angles of a triangle sum to 180 degrees.

trīṣtā ìlāh gāwānāˀīṯ d-zāwyātē d-mtaltā kē tāqlī l-180 darḡē.

ܓܵܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂، ܟܹܐ ܥܵܪܹܐ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܝܲܪܚܵܐ ܕܐܵܕܵܪ.

Generally speaking, it rains a lot here in March.

gāwānāˀīṯ, kē ˁārē miṭrā rābā laˀḵā b-yarḥā d-ādār.

ܗ̇ܝ ܡܸܠܬܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚܬܵܐ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܝܕܝܼܥܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.

This word is not commonly used, but is known.

aya miltā lē ìlāh mupliḥtā gāwānāˀīṯ, īnā dīˁtā ìlāh.


ܒܗܦܟܐ

aii-adverb

ܒܗܸܦܟܵܐ • (bhipkā)

ܒܗܸܦܟܵܐ (canonical)
bhipkā (romanization)

Calque of Arabic بِالْعَكْس (bi-l-ʕaks).

the other way around
the other way around


ܒܠܚܘܕ

ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ • (balḥōḏ)

ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ (canonical)
balḥōḏ (romanization)

Root
 ܚ ܕ (ḥ d)
 0 terms
From ܒ- (b-)+ܠܚܘܿܕ݂ (lḥōḏ).

ܗܵܢܵܐ ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ.

hānā āsyā balḥōḏ kē pālēḥ gāw d-aya māṯā.

ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ.


ܡܩܕܪ

ܡܸܩܕܲܪ (canonical)
miqdar (romanization)

From ܡ̣ܢ (min, “from, with”) + the construct state of ܩܲܕܪܵܐ (qadrā, “quantity, amount”).

ܡܸܩܕܲܪ ܟܠ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܬܵܡܵܐ.

ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܡܸܩܕܲܪ ܫܘܼܚܸܪ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܛܵܪܵܐ.


ܝܡܝܢܐܝܬ

ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂

ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (yamīnāˀīṯ)

ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
yamīnāˀīṯ (romanization)

From ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (yamīnā, “right side; right hand”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-īṯ, the adverbial suffix); compare Hebrew יָמִינָה (yamína).

af

ܦܬܘܿܠ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂

Turn right (literally, “Turn rightward”)


ܣܡܠܐܝܬ

aii-adverb

ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (simmālāˀīṯ)

ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
simmālāˀīṯ (romanization)

From ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (simmālā, “left side; left hand”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-īṯ, the adverbial suffix); compare Hebrew שְׂמֹאלָה (smóla)

af

ܦܬܘܿܠ ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂

ܪܵܒܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܬܝܼ ܠܚܲܟܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܘܠܣܲܟ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂

Many times things happen to the wise in an unfortunate way and to fools in a fortunate way

rābā gāhē mindīyānē kē ātī l-ḥakīmē simmālāˀīṯ w-l-saḵlē yamīnāˀīṯ


ܩܠܝܠ

aii-adverb

ܩܲܠܝܼܠ • (qalīl)

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, absolute state of ܩܠܝܠܐ (qallīlā, “light, few”).


ܡܢ ܙܒܢܐ

ܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ • (min zaḇnā)

ܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (canonical)
min zaḇnā (romanization)

Literally, “from time”; compare Hebrew מִזְּמַן (miz'mán.)

ܗ̇ܘ ܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

ܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ ܒܸܚܕܵܕܹܐ.

We haven't seen each other for a long time.


ܬܘܒ

ܬܘܼܒ݂ • (tūḇ)

Root
 ܬ ܘ ܒ (t w b)
 0 terms
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic תּוּב (tūḇ); cognate to Hebrew שׁוּב (shúv).

ܥܠܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܬܘܼܒ݂


ܗܪܟܐ

ܗܵܪܟܵܐ • (hārkā)

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

ܐܵܢܵܐ ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܒܸܚܫܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂.

ānā hārkā biḥšāḇā ìwen wā ˁalūḵ.

ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ.

ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܚܲܕ݇ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ!


ܠܐ ܠܥܠܡ

ܠܵܐ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ • (lā lˁālam)

ܠܵܐ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ (canonical)
lā lˁālam (romanization)

not at all, on no account, absolutely not


ܠܥܠܡ

ܠܥܵܠܲܡ • (lˁālam)

ܠܥܵܠܲܡ (canonical)
lˁālam (romanization)


ܗܟ ܓܗܐ

ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ • (hič gāhā)

ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ (canonical)
hič gāhā (romanization)

[hɪt͡ʃ‿ɡɑːhɑː]

ܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ ܡܫܵܘܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇، ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܒܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ.

hammāšā mšāwḥartā ìlāh, hič gāhā b-ˁiddānā.

ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܚܙܝܼܩ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܠܐܵܬܘܿܪ؟


ܡܢ ܥܠܡ

ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ • (min ˁālam)

ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ (canonical)
min ˁālam (romanization)

ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܘܼܟ݂!

ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ.

ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ.

ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܵܐ ܚܙܝܼܩ ܠܝܼ ܬܵܡܵܐ.


ܪܒܐ ܓܗܐ

ܪܵܒܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ

ܪܵܒܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ • (rābā gāhē)

ܪܵܒܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (canonical)
rābā gāhē (romanization)

[rɑːbɑː‿ɡɑːheː]

ܪܵܒܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܗܲܠܟ݂ܸܢ ܠܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܗܵܘܵܐ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.

I often walk to work when the weather is nice.

rābā gāhē kē halḵin l-šuḡlā īman d-hāwā basīmā ìlēh.


ܐܟܐ

ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ • (āḵā)

From Aramaic הָכָא (hāḵā), blend of הא (hā, “behold, here”) + כָּא (kā, “here”). Compare Turoyo ܗܱܪܟܶܐ (härke), Classical Syriac ܗܵܪܟܵܐ (hārkā), Hebrew כָּאן (kán).


ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ

aii-adverb

ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂

ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (amīnāˀīṯ)

ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
amīnāˀīṯ (romanization)

From ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (amīnā, “lasting, enduring”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ, the adverbial suffix).

af

ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܝܐܝܼܬ݂ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܝܵܠܦܲܚ ܡ̣ܢ ܛܥܘܼܫܝܲܢ̈.

We should always learn from our mistakes.


ܒܪܡܫܐ

aii-adverb

ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ or ܒܲܪܡܵܫܹܐ or ܒܹܪܲܡ݇ܫܹܐ • (b-ramšā or barmāšē or bēraššē)

ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ (canonical)
ܒܲܪܡܵܫܹܐ (canonical)
ܒܹܪܲܡ݇ܫܹܐ (canonical)
b-ramšā (romanization)
barmāšē (romanization)
bēraššē (romanization)

From ܒ- (b-, “in”) + ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, “evening”), with the alternative dialectal vocalization being either a corruption, or from its absolute form ܪܡܸܫ (rmiš, “evening”).

ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܲܢ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܡܫܘܼܘܚܪܵܐ.

ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܚܲܡܸܫ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ


ܪܝܫܬܚܬܝܐ

ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ

ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ • (rēšāḥtāyā)

ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ (canonical)
rēšāḥtāyā (romanization)

[reːʃɑːxtɑːjɑː]

Contraction of ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ (rēšā taḥtāyā, literally “lowermost head”).

contraction

ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܬܲܚܬܵܝܵܐ

ܢܦܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ

npīl lēh rēšāḥtāyā

ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܨܘܼܕܪܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ

lḇīš lēh ṣudrā rēšāḥtāyā

ܗ̇ܘ ܥܲܠܡܵܐ ܚܕܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܪܹܝܫܵܬ݇ܚܬܵܝܵܐ ― awa ˁalmā ḥdīrā ìlēh rēšāḥtāyā (literally, “This world is turned upside down”)

ܚܒ݂ܝܼܛܵܐ ܚܘܼܪܒܸܫܵܐ

ḥḇīṭā ḥurbiššā


ܡܢܬܡܠܝ

aii-adverb

ܡܢܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝܼ • (mnāṯmālī)

ܡܢܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝܼ (canonical)
mnāṯmālī (romanization)

Blend of ܡ̣ܢ (min, “from”) + ܐܸܬ݂ܡܵܠܝ (iṯmāl, “yesterday”), its previous form.

blend

ܠܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܘܠܵܐ ܡܢܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝܼ ܝܘܸܢ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܗܸܟ̰ ܩܹܦܵܠܹܐܘܿܢ.

Neither yesterday nor the day before I did not read a chapter.

lā timmāl w-lā mnāṯmālī ìwen qiryā hič qēpālēˀōn.

day before yesterday
day before yesterday


ܡܚܪܬܝܢ

aii-adverb

ܡܚܵܪܬܹܝܢ • (mḥārtēn)

ܡܚܵܪܬܹܝܢ (canonical)
mḥārtēn (romanization)

Neologism from ܡܚܵܪ (mḥār, “tomorrow”) with the feminine dual ending based on Aramaic. Otherwise only natively attested in the word ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn, “two”).

ܒܸܬ ܦܲܠܛܲܚ ܡܚܵܪܬܹܝܢ ܘܒܸܬ ܕܵܥܪܲܚ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ.

We leave the day after tomorrow and will come back in a month.

bit palṭaḥ mḥārtēn w-bit dāˁraḥ bāṯar yarḥā.


ܩܨܬ

ܩܸܨܲܬ݂ • (qiṣṣaṯ)

ܩܸܨܲܬ݂ (canonical)
qiṣṣaṯ (romanization)

Construct state of ܩܸܨܬܵܐ (qiṣtā, “end, edge, bit”).

ܒܸܬ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܢ ܩܸܨܲܬ݂ ܓܘܼܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܫܵܬܹܝܢ ܩܸܨܲܬ݂ ܚܲܡܪܵܐ.

I will eat a bit of cheese and drink a bit of wine.

bit āḵlēn qiṣṣaṯ gubṯā w-šātēn qiṣṣaṯ ḥamrā.


ܬܪܝܨ

ܬܪܝܼܨ • (trīṣ)

Absolute form of ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐ (trīṣā, “straight, correct”).

ܟܬ݂ܘܿܪ ܛܵܪܹܝܬ ܬܪܝܼܨ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܛܵܪܹܝܬ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂.

Keep driving straight ahead before turning right.


ܩܕܡ ܗܕܟ

ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂

ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ • (qām hādaḵ)

ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (canonical)
qām hādaḵ (romanization)

Compare the same formation in Classical Syriac ܩܕ݂ܵܡ ܗܵܟ݂ܲܢܵܐ.

cog

ܩܕ݂ܵܡ ܗܵܟ݂ܲܢܵܐ

ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠܵܐ ܠܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܘܒܸܕ ܐܵܙܸܠ݇ܢ ܐܵܕ݂ ܩܲܝܛܵܐ

I haven’t been to Assyria before and I will go this summer.

lā ìwen zīlā l-āṯōr qām hādaḵ w-bid āzin āḏ qayṭā


ܠܡܐ

aii-adverb

ܠܡܵܐ • (lemā)

ܠܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ؟

lemā ṯē lūḵ laˀḵā?

ܠܡܵܐ ܓܵܘܢܵܐ ܕܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ؟


ܒܟܠ ܐܝܟܢܝܘܬܐ

aii-conjunction

ܒܟܠ ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

ܒܟܠ ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (b-kul aykannāyūṯā)

ܒܟܠ ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
b-kul aykannāyūṯā (romanization)

ܒܟܠ ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ، ܫܩܘܿܠ ܩܲܢܝܼܢܲܬ݂ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ.

Just in case, take a bottle of cold water.

b-kul aykannāyūṯā, šqōl qanīnaṯ mayyā qarīrē.


ܒܬܪܟܢ

aii-adverb

ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪܟܸܢ • (bāṯarkin)

ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪܟܸܢ (canonical)
bāṯarkin (romanization)

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac from ܒܬܪ (bāṯar, “after”) + ܟܢ (kēn, “thus, so”).

slbor

ܩܵܡ ܬܲܪܸܨ ܠܹܗ، ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪܟܸܢ ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܹܗ

ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܣܡܘܿܩܹ̈ܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪܟܸܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ.

There are three red ones, then a blue one.

then, afterward, subsequently; used to indicate order of time, being later occurring, or even in lesser degree of impressiveness


ܢܐ

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac; compare Hebrew נָא (ná), and probably related Arabic نِيَّة (niyya, “inclination”), see the meanings of its root.

ܢܹܐ ܠܵܐ ܠܸܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ

Please do not open (literally, “Please not to open/for opening”)

nē lā lipṯāḥā

ܢܹܐ ܠܸܟܠܵܝܵܐ ܪܲܚܝܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ.

Please stand clear of the doors immediately.

ܢܹܐ ܗܘܝܼ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܠܐܲܚܘܼܟ݂


ܩܝ

Related to Classical Syriac ܟܲܝ (kay, “interrogative enclitic, rhetorical and/or expressing uncertainty”) with the same meaning as the first meaning of the usage of this term as a particle. Also found in Turoyo ܩܰܝ (qai).

cog

ܩܲܝ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ܠܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ؟

qay ṯē lōḵ l-āḵā?

ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪ ܠܹܗ ܩܲܝ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂

(fused relative) The cause, reason, or purpose for which


ܦܪܝܫܐܝܬ

aii-adverb

ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (prīšāˀīṯ)

ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
prīšāˀīṯ (romanization)

[pəriːʃːʔɑiθː]

Root
 ܦ ܪ ܫ (p r š)
 0 terms
From ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ (prīšā, “separated, special”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ, the adverbial suffix).

af

ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܚܲܠܩܵܐ ܕܫܘܼܝܵܫܵܐ.

prīšāˀīṯ b-ḥalqā d-šūyāšā.

ܒܸܥܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܟܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܕܸܦܢܵܐ.

He is experiencing pain especially in the side.


ܡܩܘܡܐ

aii-adverb

ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ • (mqawmā)

ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ (canonical)
mqawmā (romanization)

Root
 ܩ ܘ ܡ (q w m)
 0 terms
From the third person feminine of ܡܩܲܘܸܡ (mqawwim, literally “it may happen that”).

ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܸܢ ܛܥܝܼܫܵܐ.

ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܲܬܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܵܣ ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ.

I’m not certain but perhaps this will continue for months.

lē ìwen ḥatīṯā bās mqawmā d-aya bit kāṯrā hal yarḥē.

+obj

maybe, perhaps [with ܕ- (d-) ‘that’ or ܡ̣ܢ (min) ‘from’]


ܠܡܚܪܬܐ

aii-adverb

ܠܲܡܚܵܪܬܵܐ • (lamḥārtā)

ܠܲܡܚܵܪܬܵܐ (canonical)
lamḥārtā (romanization)

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac; composed of ܠ- (l-, “to”) + ܡܚܵܪܬܵܐ (mḥārtā, “next day (noun)”). compare Hebrew לְמָחֳרָת (lemokhorát).

ܠܲܡܚܵܪܬܵܐ ܩܝܼܡ ܠܲܢ ܘܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ.


ܘܣܟܐ

ܘܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ • (w-sāḵā)

ܘܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
w-sāḵā (romanization)


ܘܫܪܟܐ ܘܣܟܐ

ܘܫܲܪܟܵܐ ܘܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ

ܘܫܲܪܟܵܐ ܘܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ • (w-šarkā w-sāḵā)

ܘܫܲܪܟܵܐ ܘܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
w-šarkā w-sāḵā (romanization)

[wəʃar.kɑː‿wəsɑːxɑː]

and so on, and so forth; literally, “and the remainder and the sum”


ܒܬ ܛܘܬ

ܒܵܬ݂ ܛܘܵܬ݂ • (bāṯ ṭwāṯ)

ܒܵܬ݂ ܛܘܵܬ݂ (canonical)
bāṯ ṭwāṯ (romanization)

Inherited from Aramaic, Literally, “He spent the night fasting”, one of the last remnants of the perfect tense in the language. As a phrase, also found in Classical Syriac and other Aramaic languages.


ܣܟ

ܣܵܟ݂ • (sāḵ)

Root
 ܣ ܘ ܟ (s w k)
 0 terms
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, absolute state of the noun ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ (sāḵā, “limit, extreme, end”).

ܣܵܟ݂ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ.

ܗ̇ܘ ܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܠܸܠ ܘܣܵܟ݂ ܠܹܐ ܟܵܠܹܐ.


ܙܕܩ

ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ • (zāḏēq)

ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ (canonical)
zāḏēq (romanization)
ܙܵܕ݂ܹܩ

Root
 ܙ ܕ ܩ (z d q)
 0 terms
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܙܕܩ (zādeq, active participle of a defective verb).

lbor

it is fitting, is it right; must, have to, should indicates obligation [with ܕ- (d-) ‘that’]


ܐܦ

From Aramaic אָף (ʾāp̄); compare the same in Hebrew אַף (af).

ܐܵܦ ܐܵܢܵܐ

ܟܹܐ ܪܵܗܛܹܢ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܵܦ ܟܹܐ ܡܗܲܠܟ݂ܸܢ.

ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܐܵܦ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܬܵܐ ܥܲܡܲܢ.


ܠܚܕ ܕܪܓܐ

aii-adverb

ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ

ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ • (lḥa darḡā)

ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
lḥa darḡā (romanization)

to a degree, to an extent, up to a point


ܒܦܪܝܫܘܬܐ

ܒܦܪܝܼܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

ܒܦܪܝܼܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (bprīšūṯā)

ܒܦܪܝܼܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
bprīšūṯā (romanization)


ܒܚܝܠܐ

ܒܚܲܝܠܵܐ • (b-ḥaylā)

ܒܚܲܝܠܵܐ (canonical)
b-ḥaylā (romanization)

ܒܚܲܝܠܵܐ ܡܚܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ.

ܠܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܹܬ ܠܝܼ ܒܚܲܝܠܵܐ!

Don’t force me! (literally, “Don’t do me by force!”)

lā ˁāḇḏēt lī b-ḥaylā!


ܒܣܘܪܗܒܐ

ܒܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (bsurhāḇā)

ܒܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
bsurhāḇā (romanization)

Root
 ܪ ܗ ܒ (r h b)
 0 terms
Literally, “at speed”.


ܒܨܦܪܐ

ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ • (b-ṣaprā)

ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ (canonical)
b-ṣaprā (romanization)

ܩܵܝܡܹܬ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܝܵܐ.

ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܚܕ݂ܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ

šāˁaṯ ḥḏaˁisrē b-ṣaprā


ܡܛܒ

ܡܵܛܵܒ݂ • (māṭāḇ)

Univerbation of ܡܵܐ (mā) + ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā), literally “what good”.

univerbation

ܡܵܛܵܒ݂ ܒܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇؟

māṭāḇ brē lāh?

ܡܵܛܵܒ݂ܸܬ؟

ܡܵܛܵܒ݂ܲܬܝ؟

ܡܵܛܵܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ؟

(colloquial, dialectal, interrogative) how?


ܐܢ ܟܐ ܗܘܝܐ

aii-adverb

ܐܸܢ ܟܹܐ ܗܵܘܝܵܐ

ܐܸܢ ܟܹܐ ܗܵܘܝܵܐ • (in kē hāwyā)

ܐܸܢ ܟܹܐ ܗܵܘܝܵܐ (canonical)
in kē hāwyā (romanization)

[ʔɪn‿keː‿hɑwːjɑː]

ܫܩܘܿܠ ܡܛܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܟܹܐ ܗܵܘܝܵܐ


ܕܠܐ ܦܘܫܟܐ

ܕܠܵܐ ܦܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܵܐ

ܕܠܵܐ ܦܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܵܐ • (d-lā puššāḵā)

ܕܠܵܐ ܦܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
d-lā puššāḵā (romanization)

[dəlɑː‿puʃʃɑːxɑː]

ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܥܹܢ ܕܠܵܐ ܦܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܼܢܵܐ ܬܲܡܵܐ.

Literally, “without a doubt”, certainly, definitely, for sure


ܐܦ ܠܐ

ܐܵܦ ܠܵܐ • (āp lā)

ܐܵܦ ܠܵܐ (canonical)
āp lā (romanization)

ܠܵܐ ܙܹܠ݇، ܐܵܦ ܠܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܚܲܕ݇ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ.

ܠܵܐ ܡܨܘܼܠܸܡ ܠܝܼ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂، ܐܵܦ ܠܵܐ ܒܚܸܠܡܝܼ̈.

I didn’t imagine this, not even in my dreams.

ܠܹܐ ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܚܸܬ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܐܵܦ ܠܵܐ ܠܒܲܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ.

You won’t find something like this not even overseas.

lē mačḥit ḥa mindī hādḵā āp lā l-bar min aṯrā.


ܡܢܫܠܬܢܐ

ܡܸܢܫܸܠܬܵܢܹܐ • (minšiltānē)

ܡܸܢܫܸܠܬܵܢܹܐ (canonical)
minšiltānē (romanization)

Root
 ܫ ܠ ܐ (š l ˀ)
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Also attested in Classical Syriac ܡܸܢ ܫܸܠܝ (men šely), from ܡ̣ܢ (min, “from”) + a plural form of ܫܸܠܝܵܐ (šilyā, “quiet, at ease”).

ܡܸܢܫܸܠܬܵܢܹܐ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܘܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ.

All of a sudden the water and electricity cut out.


ܟܛܐ

ܟܲܛܵܐ • (kaṭṭā)

From a metathesis of the older form ܛܲܟܵܐ (ṭakkā), from Persian تکه (tekke, “piece, morsel”). The adverb is possibly from تک (tak, literally “solo, single”).

ܟܲܛܵܐ ܙܹܐ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ.

kaṭṭā zē ānā ḥzē lī nīšanqā.

ܗ̇ܘ ܟܲܛܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܹܥ.

awa kaṭṭā lā kē yāḏēˁ.

(dialectal, slang) even, to such a degree


ܥܕܡܫ

ܥܕ݂ܲܡܸܫ • (ˁḏammiš)

ܥܕ݂ܲܡܸܫ (canonical)
ˁḏammiš (romanization)

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac equivalent to a contraction of ܥܕ݂ܲܡܵܐ (ˁḏammā, “until”) + ܡ̣ܢ (min, “from”) + ܗܵܫܵܐ (hāšā, “now”).

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ܥܕ݂ܲܡܸܫ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܒܸܬ ܠܝܼ؟

ܥܕ݂ܲܡܸܫ ܝܼܘܸܢ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ.

ܥܕ݂ܲܡܸܫ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܥܝܼܪܬܵܐ.

ܥܕ݂ܲܡܸܫ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܫܘܼܠܡܹܗ.


ܒܥܒܝܕܘܬܐ

aii-adverb

ܒܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

ܒܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (b-ˁḇīḏūṯā)

ܒܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
b-ˁḇīḏūṯā (romanization)

[bəʕəwiːðuːθɑː]


ܐܙܠ ܘܕܥܪ

ܐܵܙܹܠ ܘܕܵܥܹܪ

ܐܵܙܹܠ ܘܕܵܥܹܪ • (āzēl w-dāˁēr)

ܐܵܙܹܠ ܘܕܵܥܹܪ (canonical)
āzēl w-dāˁēr (romanization)

[ʔɑːzeːl‿wədɑːʕeːr]


ܚܪܝ ܡܪܝ

ܚܸܪܝܼ ܡܸܪܝܼ • (ḥirī mirī)

ܚܸܪܝܼ ܡܸܪܝܼ (canonical)
ḥirī mirī (romanization)

Onomatopoeic from the past tenses of ܚܵܐܹܪ (ḥāˀēr, “to look”) and ܐܵܡܹܪ (āmēr, “to say”).


ܟܕ

ܟܲܕ݂ • (kaḏ)

Inherited from Aramaic [script needed] (kaḏ), from [script needed] (k, “like”)+[script needed] (d, “that”).

inh+

ܒܸܕ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܟܲܕ݂ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ

when, while (The time at, on or during which)

ܕܲܐܟ݂ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܢܵܨܚܸܬ ܟܲܕ݂ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܕܦܵܠܚܸܬ؟

How can you expect to succeed when you don’t even want to work?

daˀḵ kē bāˁēt nāṣḥit kaḏ pulḥānā lā kē bāˁēt dpālḥit?

ܟܲܕ݂ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܨܝܬ݂ܸܬ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܡܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܸܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟

What am I supposed to do for you considering that you don’t even want to listen to me?

Since; given the fact that; considering that, when


ܓܗܬܐ

aii-adverb

ܓܵܗ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (gāhāṯā)

ܓܵܗ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
gāhāṯā (romanization)

ܓܵܗ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܸܡ ܫܵܐܠܹܢ ܠܹܗ.


ܒܣܟܐ

ܒܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ • (b-sāḵā)

ܒܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ (canonical)
b-sāḵā (romanization)


ܟܪܝܐܝܬ

ܟܸܪܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (kiryāˀīṯ)

ܟܸܪܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (canonical)
kiryāˀīṯ (romanization)

Root
 ܟ ܪ ܐ (k r ˀ)
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From ܟܸܪܝܵܐ (kiryā, “short”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-īṯ, the adverbial suffix).