ܐܨܠܐܝܬ

ܐܨܠܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܐ ܨ ܠ‎ (ʾ ṣ l)
1 term

Etymology

ܐܲܨܠܵܐ‎ (aṣlā, “origin”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂‎ (-ʾīṯ, “adverbial suffix”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [asˤ.lɑːʔiθː]

Adverb

ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (aṣlāʾīṯ)

1. originally

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܢܘܼܗܲܕܪܵܐ ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂.‎‎

   ānā ìwen min nuhadrā aṣlāʾīṯ.

   I’m originally from Nohadra.

2. at all; in the first place

   ‏ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂‎‎

   qāmodī ʿḇīḏ luḵ hādḵā aṣlāʾīṯ

   Why did you do that in the first place?

See also

• ܫܲܪܘܵܐܝܼܬ݂‎ (šarwāʾīṯ)
• ܒܫܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ‎ (bšurāyā)