ܡܢ ܥܠܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܠ ܡ (ˁ l m)
5 terms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɪn‿ʕɑːlam.]

Adverb

ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ • (min ˁālam)

  1. since forever, always
    Synonyms: ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ (amīnāˀīt), ܡܬܘܿܡܵܐܝܼܬ (mtōmāˀīt), ܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ (hammāšā)
    ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܘܼܟ݂!
    min ˁālam lē ìwen ḥizyōḵ!
    I haven’t seen you since forever!
    ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ.
    min ˁālam wīyā ìwā hādḵā.
    It has always been like this.
  2. (with a negative) never, not previously
    Synonyms: ܗܸܟ̰ (hič), ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ (hič gāhā)
    ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ.
    min ˁālam lē ìwen ḥizyā hādḵā.
    I have never seen that.
    ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܵܐ ܚܙܝܼܩ ܠܝܼ ܬܵܡܵܐ.
    min ˁālam lā ḥzīq lī tāmā.
    I never travelled there.

Usage notes

This is used to express events in the past, for the present and future ܠܥܵܠܲܡ (lˁālam) is used instead.

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