ܗܝܓܗ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Blend of ܗ̇ܝ (aya, “this; that”) +‎ ܓܵܗܵܐ (gāhā, “time”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hiːɡɑːh]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔiːd͡ʒɑː]

Adverb

ܗܝܼܓܵܗ • (hīgāh)

1. then, next

   Synonyms: ܚܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥarṯā), ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (bāṯar hādaḵ)

   ܒܸܬ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ ܠܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ، ܗܝܼܓܵܗ ܒܸܬ ܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂.

   bit āzēn l-šuḡlā, hīgāh bit ḥāzēn lōḵ.

   I will go to work, then I’ll see you.

2. then, at that time

   ܚܸܕ݂ܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܗܝܼܓܵܗ̇ ― ḥiḏyā ìwen wā hīgāh ― I was happy then

Conjunction

ܗܝܼܓܵܗ • (hīgāh)

1. so, therefore, then, thus

   Synonym: ܦ̮ܵܐ (fā, “dialectal”)

   ܒܥܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ، ܗܝܼܓܵܗ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ.

   bˁē lēh kṯāḇā, hīgāh zīl lēh l-bēṯ arkē.

   He wanted a book, so he went to the library.

   ܫܲܘ̈ܦܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܠܝܼ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ، ܗܝܼܓܵܗ ܡܵܛܹܝܬ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܝܵܐ.

   šawpē kē mālī qalūlā, hīgāh māṭēt b-ṣaprā bḵīrāyā.

   Spots fill quickly, so go early in the morning.

Interjection

ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ؟ • (hīgāh?)

1. So what?

   Synonym: ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ (mā īṯ)