ܗܘܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Univerbation of ܗܵܘ (hāw, “He”) +‎ ܗܵܐ (hā, “Behold”). The dialects which give this the near deixis meaning “this” may have done so under the influence of Northern Kurdish awa (“this”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [haːwhaː]
• (Barwari) IPA^(key): [ʔawwa]
• (Derabun) IPA^(key): [ʔoːha]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔaːwa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔavvaː]

Pronoun

ܗ̇ܘܗܵܐ • (hwhā) m sg (feminine ܗ̇ܝܗܵܐ (hihā))

1. medium deixis pronoun: that one, that
2. (dialectal) near deixis pronoun: this one, this

Derived terms

• ܐܝܼܗ̇ܘܗܵܐ (īhwhā, “far deixis pronoun”)
• ܗ̇ܘܵܗ݇ܗܵܐ (hwāhā, “far deixis pronoun”)