ܐܝܟܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔaj.kannɑː]
Adverb
ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܐ • (aykannā)
- (formal, interrogative) how
- ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܘܼܟ݂؟ ― aykannā kē ḥāzēt nafšōḵ? ― How are you? (literally, “How do you see yourself?”) (to a male)
Derived terms
- ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܵܐ (aykannāyā)
- ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (aykannāyūṯā)