ܐܝܠܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic אַיְלֵין (ʾaylēn), from אַי (ʾay) +‎ הָלֵין (hālēn, “these”), hence from Proto-Semitic *ʔayy-; compare Hebrew אֵילוּ (éylu).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔay.lenː]

Pronoun

ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ • (aylēn) pl (masculine singular ܐܲܝܢܵܐ (aynā), feminine singular ܐܲܝܕܵܐ (aydā))

  1. (interrogative) which
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܚܲܡܫܝܼܢ ܡܸܢܗܘܿܢ، ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ ܝܼܢܵܐ؟
    īṯ ḥamšīn minhōn, aylēn dīyōḵ īnā?
    There are fifty of them, which are yours?
  2. (with ܕ- (d-, “that”)) whichever (The/Any ... that)
    ܫܩܘܿܠ ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ
    šqōl aylēn ḥabūšē d-kē bāˁēt
    Take whichever apples [that] you want.
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