ܕܐܟܝ ܝܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dɑːxiː‿iːwɪt.]

Phrase

ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܘܸܬ؟ • (dāḵī ìwet?)

1. How are you? (singular masculine)

Usage notes

• The number and gender are of the person spoken to: this is used when said to a single male; the feminine singular is ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܘܵܬܝ (dāḵī ìwāt), and the plural is ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܬܘܿܢ (dāḵī ìtōn).

See also

• ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܘܿܟ݂؟ (aykannā kē ḥāzēt nafšōḵ?) (formal)
• ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܟܲܝܦܘܼܟ݂؟ (dāḵī ìlēh kaypūḵ?) (more formal)
• ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܵܐ ܠܲܝܬ؟ (mā īṯ mā layt?) (informal)
• ܡܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܩܸܨܲܬ؟ (mā ìlāh qiṣṣat?) (informal)
• ܡܵܐ ܡܸܢܘܿܟ݂؟ (mā minōḵ?)