ܘ-
See also: ܘ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic וְ־ (wə-), from Proto-Semitic *wa; compare Arabic وَ- (wa-), Hebrew וְ־ (ve-).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [wə.], [uː]
Conjunction
ܘ- • (w-)
- and
- while, when, as, then
- various other senses: yet, also, for, but, however, since, because, that, in order that, or, even, again
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *wa. Compare Arabic وَ- (wa-), Hebrew וְ־ (wə-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [w(ə)-] (preceding a consonant and vowel)
- IPA(key): [wa-] (preceding a two-consonant cluster)
Conjunction
ܘ- • (wə-, wa-)
- and
- while, when, as, then
- various other senses: yet, also, for, but, however, since, because, that, in order that, or, even, again
See also
- ܘ (w)
- ܐܘ (ʾaw)
References
- “w_”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-01-04
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 81a-b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 107a
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 357a