ܐܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܗܹܐ (hē)

Etymology

From Aramaic אֵין (ʾēn)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔeːn]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔeː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [heː]

Interjection

ܐܹܝܢ • (ēn)

1. yes

   Synonym: ܗܹܐ (hē)

   Antonym: ܠܵܐ (lā)

2. alright, okay

   Synonyms: ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā), ܨܦܵܝܝܼ (ṣpāyī)

See also

• ܟܒ݂ܲܪ (kḇar)
• ܩܵܘܡܵܐ (qāwmā)

Particle

ܐܹܝܢ • (ēn)

1. (formal) introduces a positive yes-no question

   ܐܹܝܢ ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܟܵܘܬܵܐ؟ ― ēn ptīḥ lūḵ kāwtā? ― Did you open the window?

   ܐܹܝܢ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ؟ ― ēn āšōrāyā ìwet? ― Are you Assyrian?