ܕܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From ܕ- (d-, “of”) + ܠܵܐ (lā, “no”), literally “of no”. Compare Aramaic דִּי לָא (dī lā).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [dəlɑː]
Preposition
ܕܠܵܐ • (d-lā)
- without
- (with an infinitive) used to negate transitive past participles
- ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ ― tarˁā d-lā pṯāḥā ― unopened door
- ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܨܲܦܘܿܝܹܐ ― mayyā d-lā mṣapōyē ― unfiltered water.
- ܥܸܪܒܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܲܐܟ݂ܘܿܠܹܐ ― ˁirbā d-lā maˀḵōlē ― unfed sheep
Usage notes
- Due to the adverbial nature of this term, is still retained inasmuch as it is possible for it to be followed by an independent personal pronoun, e.g.
- ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ ― d-lā dīyūḵ ― Without you
- ܕܠܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ― d-lā at ― Without you
Inflection
Inflection of ܕܠܵܐ (d-lā)
| Base Form | ܕܠܵܐ (d-lā) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun including forms | singular | plural | |
| m | f | ||
| 1st person | ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܝܼ (d-lā dīyī) |
ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܲܢ (d-lā dīyan) | |
| 2nd person | ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (d-lā dīyūḵ) |
ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (d-lā dīyāḵ) |
ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (d-lā dīyāwḵōn) |
| 3rd person | ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܹܗ (d-lā dīyēh) |
ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܵܗ̇ (d-lā dīyāh) |
ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܗܘܿܢ (d-lā dīhōn) |
Derived terms
- ܕܠܵܐ ܥܲܪܩܲܠܬܵܐ (d-lā ˁarqaltā, “without further ado”)
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