ܗܘܘ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root |
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ܗ ܘ ܐ (h w ʾ) |
4 terms |
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [wɑː], [wɑwː]
Particle
ܗ݇ܘܵܘ • (wā)
- a verbal prefix placed after the definite or indefinite present
- (auxiliary, used with the continuous present tense) Used to express imperfect continuous past tense
- ܒܸܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ― biktāḇā ìwaḥ wā ― We were writing
- (auxiliary, used with ܟܹܐ (kē)) Used to express imperfect simple past tense
- ܟܹܐ ܟܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ― kē kātḇaḥ wā ― We used to write
- (auxiliary, used with the simple past tense) Used to express anterior past tense
- ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܲܢ ― ktiḇ wā lan ― We had wrote
- (auxiliary, used with ܒܸܬ (bit)) Used to express conditional mood
- ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ― bit kātḇaḥ wā ― We would write
- ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ― bit hāwaḥ wā ktīḇē ― We would have written
- (auxiliary, used with the continuous present tense) Used to express imperfect continuous past tense
Usage notes
- This is the plural form; the singular form is ܗ݇ܘܵܐ (wā). In some dialects, only the singular form is used for both singular and plural contexts and leave ܗ݇ܘܵܘ (wā) unused.
See also
- ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē)