ܘ-

See also: ܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic וְ־ (wə-), from Proto-Semitic *wa; compare Arabic وَ- (wa-), Hebrew וְ־ (ve-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [w(ə)] (following a vowel)
• IPA^(key): [u(ː)] (following a consonant)
• IPA^(key): [ʔu(ː)] (start of speech)

Conjunction

ܘ- • (w-)

1. and

   ܟܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܸܢ ܡܲܣܬܵܐ ܘܟܸܠܹܝܟ̰ܹ̈ܐ ― I eat yoghurt and killeche.

2. while, when, as, then

   ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܒܓܲܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܐܵܢܵܐ ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ

   He entered the house while I was asleep.

   ܐܸܟ݂ܘܿܠ ܘܦܘܼܡܘܿܟ݂ ܐܲܛܝܼܡܵܐ ― Eat while your mouth is closed.

3. various other senses: yet, also, for, but, however, since, because, that, in order that, or, even, again

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *wa. Compare Arabic وَ- (wa-), Hebrew וְ־ (wə-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [w(ə)-] (preceding a consonant and vowel)
• IPA^(key): [wa-] (preceding a two-consonant cluster)

Conjunction

ܘ- • (wə-, wa-)

1. and
2. while, when, as, then
3. various other senses: yet, also, for, but, however, since, because, that, in order that, or, even, again

See also

• ܘ (w)
• ܐܘ (ʾaw)

References

• “w_”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-01-04
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 81a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 107a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 357a