ܐܘܡܚܪܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Corruption of ܝܲܘܡܵܐ (yawmā, “day”) + ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ (ḥrēnā, “another”), “another day”, possibly also ܐܘܿ (ō, “that, the”) at the start.

Pronunciation

Adverb

ܐܘܿܡܵܚܪܹܢܵܐ • (ōmāḥrēnā)

  1. ereyesterday, day before yesterday
    Synonyms: ܡܢܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝ (mnāṯmāl), ܠܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝ (lāṯmāl)
  2. overmorrow, day after tomorrow

Usage notes

As this word may refer to either a day in the past or the future, some dialects may distinguish between the two with the phrases

ܠܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠܝ ܐܘܿܡܵܚܪܹܢܵܐ
lā timmāl ōmāḥrēnā
Not yesterday, the day before yesterday

and ܠܵܐ ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܐܘܿܡܵܚܪܹܢܵܐ ― lā ṣaprā ōmāḥrēnā ― Not tomorrow, the day after tomorrow.

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