-ܗܐ

See also: ܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Derived from ܗܵܐ (hā, “look, behold!”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hɑː]

Suffix

-ܗܵܐ • (-hā)

1. suffix on adverbs indicating emphasis or preciseness.

   ‎ܡܵܐ (mā, “what”) + ‎-ܗܐ (-hā) → ‎ܡܵܗܵܐ (māhā, “huh, what?!”)

   ‎ܬܲܡܵܐ (tammā, “there”) + ‎-ܗܐ (-hā) → ‎ܬܲܡܵܗܵܐ (tammāhā, “over there”)

   ‎ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ (āḵā, “here”) + ‎-ܗܐ (-hā) → ‎ܐܵܟ݂ܵܗܵܐ (āḵāhā, “over here”)

   ‎ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (hādaḵ, “like this”) + ‎-ܗܐ (-hā) → ‎ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ (hādḵā, “just like this”)

   ‎ܗ̇ܘ (awa, “that one”) + ‎-ܗܐ (-hā) → ‎ܗܵܘܵܗܵܐ (hāwāhā, “that one right there”)

   ‎ܗ̇ܝ (aya, “that one”) + ‎-ܗܐ (-hā) → ‎ܗܵܝܵܗܵܐ (hāyāhā, “that one right there”)

See also

• ܗܲܪ (har)
• ܐܝܼ- (ī-)