ܙܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Northern Kurdish ; compare the same usage in Classical Syriac ܕܝܢ (den).

Pronunciation

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Particle

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ܙܹܐ ()

  1. (dialectal, slang) expletive particle loosely translating as too, also; then, so; again
    ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܙܹܐmqawmā d-at Maybe you too
    ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܝܼ ܐܘܼܦ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܙܹܐmūčiḥ lī ūp hānā I found this one too
    ܗ̇ܝܓܵܗ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܙܹܐ ܩܝܼܡ ܠܝܼ ܘܡܛܘܼܥܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܹܗhigāh ānā qīm lī w-mṭūˁē lī bāṯrēhSo I then got up and looked for him.

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