ܐܬܐ ܠ-

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːθeː‿l(ə)-]
  • IPA^(key): [ʔɑːθeː‿ʔɪl-] (at starting speech)

Verb

ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠ- • (āṯē l-)

1. Literally, “to come to”

   ܒܸܬ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܝܢ ܠܫܘܼܐܵܠܘܼܟ݂ ܒܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ.

   bit āṯēn l-šūˀālūḵ b-daqīqā.

   I’ll come to your question in a minute.

   ܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܝܼܘܸܬ ܡܫܘܼܠܡܵܐ.

   tā ilī īman d-īwet mšulmā.

   Come to me when you’re finished.

2. (with a progressive participle) to end up, turn out, come to

   ܨܲܘ̈ܠܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܐܵܬ݂ܲܝܢ݇ ܠܸܫܝܵܬܵܐ

   ṣawlī bit āṯay lišyātā

   My shoes will be thrown away.

   (literally, “My shoes will come to throwing.”)

   ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܕ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܸܓܡܵܪܵܐ.

   pulḥānā bid āṯē ligmārā.

   The work will be completed.

   (literally, “The work will come to completing.”)

3. (colloquial) used in expressing a desire or impulse, or lack thereof.

   ܣܵܘܕܹܗ ܒܹܐ݇ܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ

   sāwdēh bēṯāyā ìlēh

   He is pleased.

   (literally, “His enthusiasm is coming”)

   ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܿܗ̇

   ṯē lēh l-raḥmōh

   She pitied him

   (literally, “He came to her pity.”)

See also

• ܡܵܛܹܐ ܠ- (māṭē l-)