ܗܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish حالا (hâlâ), from Arabic حَالًا (ḥālan), adverbial accusative of حَال (ḥāl).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hɑːlɑː]

Preposition

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ܗܵܠܵܐ (hālā)

  1. still, yet.
    ܗܵܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܬ ܠܝܼ؟
    hālā kē maḥḥibit lī?
    Do you still love me?
    ܗܵܠܵܐ ܥܸܪܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ. ܒܸܥܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ.
    hālā ˁiryā ìlēh miṭrā l-baddar. biˁrāyā ìwā qām ḥamšā daqīqē.
    Is it still raining outside? It was raining five minutes ago.

Derived terms

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See also

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