ܗܠ

ܗܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Variant of ܗܵܠܵܐ‎ (hālā, “still”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [hal.]

Preposition

ܗܲܠ • (hal)

1. until, till, up until

   ‏ܗܲܠ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܐܸܫܛܵܪܵܐ ܩܲܝܵܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.‎‎ ― hal īman išṭārā qayyāmā ìlēh. ― When is the voucher valid till?

2. by (a time): before or on.

   ‏ܗܲܠ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܡܲܩܪܸܒ݂ܸܢܵܗ̇؟‎‎ ― hal īman wālē d-maqriḇḇināh? ― When do I have to submit it by?

3. to used in expressing a range.

   ‏ܐܝܼܬ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ.‎‎

   īt ktāḇē bēpalgā d-tāwānā min arʿā hal gārē.

   There are books all over the room from the floor to the roof.

See also

• ܥܲܕ‎ (ʿad)