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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Aramaic ־ֵה (-ēh), analogical consonantism after the independent personal pronoun הוּ (); cognate to Hebrew ־וֹ () and Arabic ـهُ (-hu)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [-eːh]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [-eːh], [-eħ]

Particle[edit]

-ܹܗ (-ēh)

  1. attached to prepositions to indicate a male or masculine object in the 3rd person; him, it
    ܐܸܠܹܗilēhto him
    ܥܲܡܹܗˁamēhwith him
  2. attached to nouns to indicate possession by a male or masculine noun in the 3rd person; his, its
    ܒܪܵܬܹܗbrātēhhis daughter
  3. attached to progressive verbs to indicate an action being directed to a male or masculine noun in the 3rd person
    ܗ̇ܝ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܸܙܒ݂ܵܢܹܗ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐaya ìlāh bizḇānēh mēḵultāShe is buying him food.
  4. attached to passive and past participles to indicate an action being directed to a male or masculine noun in the 3rd person
    ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗwē lēh mīrēhHe has told him.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Aramaic ־ָהּ (-āh), analogical consonantism after the independent personal pronoun הִי (); cognate to Hebrew ־ָהּ (-áh) and Arabic ـهَا (-hā)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [-aːh]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [-aːh], [-aħ]

Particle[edit]

-ܵܗ̇ (-āh)

  1. attached to prepositions to indicate a female or feminine object in the 3rd person; her, it
    ܐܸܠܵܗ̇ilāhto her
    ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ˁamāhwith her
  2. attached to nouns to indicate possession by a female or feminine noun in the 3rd person; her, its
    ܟܲܠܒܵܗ̇kalbāhher dog
  3. attached to progressive verbs to indicate an action being directed to a female or feminine noun in the 3rd person
    ܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܸܒܢܵܝܵܗ̇ ܒܲܝܬܵܐīnā bibnāyāh baytāThey are building her a house.
  4. attached to passive and past participles to indicate an action being directed to a female or feminine noun in the 3rd person
    ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠܵܗ̇wē lēh ḵīlāhHe has eaten it (her)
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