ܦܝܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܘ ܫ (p w š)
6 terms

Etymology

Absolute state of ܦܝܼܫܵܐ (pīšā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [piːʃ.]

Adverb

ܦܝܼܫ • (pīš)

1. there is/are remaining

   ܦܝܼܫ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ― pīš ḥamšā ḥabūšē ― there are 5 apples remaining

   ܠܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ― lā pīš nāšā ― there is no one remaining

   ܦܝܼܫ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܚܲܕ݇ ― pīš wā balḥōḏ ḥa ― there was only one remaining

   ܠܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ― lā pīš wā mēḵultā ― there was not any food left

2. used to indicate new habitual action

   ܦܝܼܫ ܟܹܐ ܩܵܝܡܝܼܢ݇ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ― pīš kē qāymī qalūlā ― they’ve taken to getting up early now

3. (with ܠܹܗ ܠ- (lēh l-)) to have left/remaining or to do; still

   ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܠܝܼ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܫ̈ܘܼܐܵܠܹܐ ― pīš lēh lī arbˁā šūˀālē ― I have 4 questions remaining.; I still have 4 questions left.

   ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܢ ܡܒܲܫܘܿܠܹܐ ― pīš lēh lan mbašōlē ― We have cooking left to do.

4. (with ܠܹܗ ܒ- (lēh b-)) to now be able to do; to still be able to do