ܐܝܠܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔay.lenː]

Pronoun

ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ • (aylēn) pl (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 ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ― šqōl aylēn ḥabūšē d-kē bāˁēt ― Take whichever apples [that] you want.