ܝܠܗ

ܝܠܗ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Likely from a variant form of the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ‎ (hāwē, “to be”) + ܠܹܗ‎ (lēh, “to him”) or ـܹܗ‎ (ēh, “the masculine suffixed pronoun”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːlehː]

Verb

ܝܼܠܹܗ • (īlēh)

1. third-person singular masculine present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ‎ (hāwē): He is, it is

   ‏ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.‎‎ ― ḥaḇrī āšorāyā ìlēh. ― My friend is Assyrian.

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܫܸܡܝܼ ܓܹܝܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܝܼܠܹܗ.‎‎ ― ānā šimī gēwargīs īlēh. ― My name is George.

Usage notes

• The ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ‎ (ḥḇāṣā) under the ܝܘܿܕ‎ (yod) usually drops if a vowel sound precedes, with or without ܐ, and the ܝܘܿܕ‎ (yod) coalesces. Therefore written ܝܠܹܗ (ìlēh)

Etymology 2

Likely from a variant form of the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ‎ (hāwē, “to be”) + ܠܵܗ̇‎ (lāh, “to her”) or ـܵܗ̇‎ (āh, “the feminine suffixed pronoun”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːlɑhː]

Verb

ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ • (īlāh)

1. third-person singular feminine present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ‎ (hāwē): She is, it is

   ‏ܒܲܟ݂ܬܝܼ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.‎‎ ― baḵtī āšorāytā ìlāh. ― My wife is Assyrian.

   ‏ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܠܝܼܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ.‎‎ ― raddāytā muklītā ìlāh b-ʿālolā. ― The car is parked on the street.

Usage notes

• The ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ‎ (ḥḇāṣā) under the ܝܘܿܕ‎ (yod) usually drops if a vowel sound precedes, with or without ܐ, and the ܝܘܿܕ‎ (yod) coalesces. Therefore written ܝܠܵܗ̇ (ìlāh)