ܝܠܗ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Likely from a variant form of the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, to be) + ܠܹܗ (lēh, to him) or ـܹܗ (ēh, the masculine suffixed pronoun).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːlehː]

Verb

ܝܼܠܹܗ • (īlēh)

  1. third-person singular masculine present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): He is, it is
    ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.My friend is Assyrian.
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܫܸܡܝܼ ܓܹܝܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܝܼܠܹܗ.My name is George.
Usage notes
  • The ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā) under the ܝܘܿܕ (yōd) usually drops if a vowel sound precedes, with or without ܐ, and the ܝܘܿܕ (yōd) coalesces. Therefore written ܝܠܹܗ (ìlēh)

Etymology 2

Likely from a variant form of the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, to be) + ܠܵܗ̇ (lāh, to her) or ـܵܗ̇ (āh, the feminine suffixed pronoun).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːlɑhː]

Verb

ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ • (īlāh)

  1. third-person singular feminine present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): She is, it is
    ܒܲܟ݂ܬܝܼ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.My wife is Assyrian.
    ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܠܝܼܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ.raddāytā muklītā ìlāh b-ˁālōlā.The car is parked on the street.
Usage notes
  • The ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā) under the ܝܘܿܕ (yōd) usually drops if a vowel sound precedes, with or without ܐ, and the ܝܘܿܕ (yōd) coalesces. Therefore written ܝܠܵܗ̇ (ìlāh)
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