ܐܝܠܝܢ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Aramaic אַיְלֵין (ʾaylēn), from אַי (ʾay) +‎ הָלֵין (hālēn, these), hence from Proto-Semitic *ʔayy-; compare Hebrew אֵילוּ (éylu).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔay.lenː]

Pronoun

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ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ (aylēnpl (masculine singular ܐܲܝܢܵܐ (aynā), feminine singular ܐܲܝܕܵܐ (aydā))

  1. (interrogative) which
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܚܲܡܫܝܼܢ ܡܸܢܗܘܿܢ، ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ ܝܼܢܵܐ؟īṯ ḥamšīn minhōn, aylēn dīyūḵ īnā?There are fifty of them, which are yours?
  2. (with ܕ- (d-, that)) whichever (The/Any ... that)
    ܫܩܘܿܠ ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬšqōl aylēn ḥabūšē d-kē bāˁētTake whichever apples [that] you want.