ܘ-

See also: ܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic וְ־ (wə-), from Proto-Semitic *wa; compare Arabic وَ- (wa-), Hebrew וְ־ (ve-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [w-] (following a vowel or start of speech preceding a vowel)
• IPA^(key): [u-], [uː-] (following a consonant)
• IPA^(key): [ʔu], [ʔuː] (start of speech preceding a consonant)

Conjunction

ܘ- • (w-)

1. and

   ܟܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܸܢ ܡܲܣܬܵܐ ܘܟܸܠܹܝܟ̰ܹ̈ܐ

   kē āḵlin mastā w-killēčē

   I eat yoghurt and killeche.

2. while, when, as, then

   ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܒܓܲܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܐܵܢܵܐ ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ

   ˁḇīr lēh b-gaw baytā w-ānā dmīḵā

   He entered the house while I was asleep.

   ܐܸܟ݂ܘܿܠ ܘܦܘܼܡܘܼܟ݂ ܐܲܛܝܼܡܵܐ ― iḵōl w-pummūḵ aṭīmā ― Eat while your mouth is closed.

3. various other senses: yet, also, for, but, however, since, because, that, in order that, or, even, again

See also

• ܐܵܦ (āp)
• ܟܲܕ݂ (kaḏ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *wa. Compare Arabic وَ- (wa-), Hebrew וְ־ (wə-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [w(ə)-] (preceding a consonant and vowel)
• IPA^(key): [wa-] (preceding a two-consonant cluster)

Conjunction

ܘ- • (wə-, wa-)

1. and
2. while, when, as, then
3. various other senses: yet, also, for, but, however, since, because, that, in order that, or, even, again

See also

• ܘ (w)
• ܐܘ (ʾaw)

References

• “w_”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 4 January 2020
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 81a–b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 107a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009), A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 357a