ܠܥܝܢܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, to the eyes of. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ləʕaj.nɑːθ]

Determiner

ܠܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ • (l-ˁaynāṯ)

  1. as much as, so much as, just as, no less than
    Synonym: ܗܲܪ (har)
    ܡܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܒܲܣܡܝܼ ܠܝܼ ܠܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ ܕܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ.
    mūzē kē mbasmī lī lˁaynāṯ d-ḥabūšē.
    I like bananas just as much as apples.
    ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܩܸܘܝܹ̈ܐ ܠܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ ܕܡܨܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ.
    plīḥ lhōn qiwyē lˁaynāṯ d-mṣē lhōn.
    They worked as hard as they could.

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