ܟܕ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [script needed] (kaḏ), from [script needed] (k, “like”)+[script needed] (d, “that”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kað]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kɪd]

Adverb

ܟܲܕ݂ • (kaḏ)

1. when, while (The time at, on or during which)

   Synonyms: ܐܝܼܡܲܢ (īman), ܘ- (w-)

   ܒܸܕ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܟܲܕ݂ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ― bid āzaḥ kaḏ pāˀēš yawmā ― we will go when it’s day

2. Since; given the fact that; considering that, when

   ܕܲܐܟ݂ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܢܵܨܚܸܬ ܟܲܕ݂ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܕܦܵܠܚܸܬ؟ ― daˀḵ kē bāˁēt nāṣḥit kaḏ pulḥānā lā kē bāˁēt dpālḥit? ― How can you expect to succeed when you don’t even want to work?

   ܟܲܕ݂ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܨܝܬ݂ܸܬ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܡܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܸܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ ― kaḏ at lā kē maṣiṯit ilī mā ˁāḇḏin lūḵ? ― What am I supposed to do for you considering that you don’t even want to listen to me?

Derived terms

• ܡ̣ܢ ܟܲܕ݂ (min kaḏ, “from the time that…”)