ܗܫ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Dissimilated from ܗܵܫܵܐ (hāšā, now) or Borrowed from Northern Kurdish hej (still, yet).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ܗܸܫ (hiš)

  1. (aspect) still, up to a time, as in the preceding time
    ܗܸܫ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠܵܐ؟hiš lā ìwet zīlā?You still haven’t left?
    ܗܸܫ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐhiš īṯ ḥa ḥrēnāthere’s still one more.
  2. yet, thus far, up to the present
    ܗܸܫ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܸܛܝܵܐhiš lā ìlēh miṭyāHe has not arrived yet.

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