ܐܘܡܚܪܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Corruption of ܝܲܘܡܵܐ (yawmā, “day”) + ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ (ḥrēnā, “another”), “another day”, possibly also ܐܘܿ (ō, “that, the”) at the start.

Pronunciation

• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔoːmaxɪnna]

Adverb

ܐܘܿܡܵܚܪܹܢܵܐ • (ōmāḥrēnā)

1. ereyesterday, day before yesterday

   Synonyms: ܡܢܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝ (mnāṯmāl), ܠܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝ (lāṯmāl)

2. overmorrow, day after tomorrow

Usage notes

As this word may refer to either a day in the past or the future, some dialects may distinguish between the two with the phrases ܠܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠܝ ܐܘܿܡܵܚܪܹܢܵܐ ― lā timmāl ōmāḥrēnā ― Not yesterday, the day before yesterday and ܠܵܐ ܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܐܘܿܡܵܚܪܹܢܵܐ ― lā ṣaprā ōmāḥrēnā ― Not tomorrow, the day after tomorrow.