ܗܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish حالا (hâlâ), from Arabic حَالًا (ḥālan), adverbial accusative of حَال (ḥāl).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [hɑːlɑː]
Preposition
ܗܵܠܵܐ • (hālā)
- still, yet.
- ܗܵܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܬ ܠܝܼ؟
- hālā kē maḥḥibit lī?
- Do you still love me?
- ܗܵܠܵܐ ܒܸܥܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ. ܒܸܥܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ.
- hālā biʿrāyā ìlēh miṭrā lbaddar. biʿrāyā ìwā qam ḥamšā daqīqē.
- Is it still raining outside? It was raining five minutes ago.
Derived terms
- ܗܲܠ (hal)
See also
- ܥܲܕ (ʿad)
- ܫ-