ܡܢ ܥܠܡ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܥ ܠ ܡ (ˁ l m)
5 terms

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɪn‿ʕɑːlam.]

Adverb

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ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ (min ˁālam)

  1. since forever, always
    Synonyms: ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ (amīnāˀīt), ܡܬܘܿܡܵܐܝܼܬ (mtōmāˀīt), ܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ (hammāšā)
    ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܘܼܟ݂!min ˁālam lē ìwen ḥizyūḵ!I haven’t seen you since forever!
    ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ.min ˁālam wīyā ìwā hādḵā.It has always been like this.
  2. (with a negative) never, not previously
    Synonyms: ܗܸܟ̰ (hič), ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ (hič gāhā)
    ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ.min ˁālam lē ìwen ḥizyā hādḵā.I have never seen that.
    ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܵܐ ܚܙܝܼܩ ܠܝܼ ܬܵܡܵܐ.min ˁālam lā ḥzīq lī tāmā.I never travelled there.

Usage notes

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This is used to express events in the past, for the present and future ܠܥܵܠܲܡ (lˁālam) is used instead.