ܐܨܠܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܨ ܠ (ˀ ṣ l)
3 terms

Etymology

    From ܐܲܨܠܵܝܵܐ (aṣlāyā) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-īṯ).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔasˤ.lɑːʔiθː]

    Adverb

    ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (aṣlāˀīṯ)

    1. originally
      ܐܵܢܵܐ ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܝܘܸܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܢܘܼܗܲܕܪܵܐ.
      ānā aṣlāˀīṯ ìwen min nūhadrā.
      I’m originally from Nohadra.
    2. at all, in the first place
      ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ؟
      aṣlāˀīṯ qāmōdī ˁḇīḏ lōḵ hādḵā?
      Why did you do that in the first place?

    See also

    • ܫܲܪܘܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (šarwāˀīṯ)
    • ܒܫܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (bšūrāyā)