ܡܐܝܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܡܵܐ (, what) +‎ ܐܲܝܟ݂ (ayḵ, like, as); Literally, That which is like. Compare similar in Arabic كَمَا (kamā) and Hebrew כְּמוֹ (k'mó).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [məʔex.]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [max.]

Preposition

ܡܐܲܝܟ݂ • (mˀayḵ)

  1. like, as
    ܡܲܠܸܠ ܡܐܲܝܟ݂ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ!
    mallil mˀayḵ nāšē!
    Speak nicely!
    (literally, “Speak like humans!”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܐܲܝܟ݂
base form ܡܐܲܝܟ݂ (mˀayḵ)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (mˀaḵwāṯī) ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (mˀaḵwāṯan)
2nd person ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mˀaḵwāṯōḵ) ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mˀaḵwāṯāḵ) ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mˀaḵwāṯawḵōn)
3rd person ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (mˀaḵwāṯēh) ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (mˀaḵwāṯāh) ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mˀaḵwāṯhōn)