ܐܦ ܚܕ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew אַף אֶחָד (af 'ekhád).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːp‿xa.]

Pronoun

ܐܵܦ ܚܲܕ݇ • (āp ḥa) m (feminine ܐܵܦ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ (āp ḥḏā))

1. nobody, no one, not one

   Synonym: ܠܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ (lā ḥa)

   ܐܵܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܹܥ. ― āp ḥa lā kē yāḏēˁ. ― Nobody knows.

   • John 14:6:

     ܥܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ: «ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܘܫܪܵܪܵܐ ܘܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ. ܐܵܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܵܬ݂ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܒܝܼ.»

     ˁnē lēh ilūh īšōˁ: “ānā ìwen urḥā w-šrārā w-ḥayyē. āp ḥa lā kē āṯē lwāṯ aḇā illā bī.”

     Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Usage notes

Many dialects only use the masculine form regardless of gender.