ܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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| Root |
|---|
| ܩ ܕ ܡ (q d m) |
| 9 terms |
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard) IPA(key): [bqamaːjtaː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [bqameːθa], [pqameːθa]
Phrase
[edit]ܒܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ • (bqammāytā)
- at first, initially
- ܒܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܟ݂ܦܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܸܢܗܘܿܢ ― bqammāytā kē nāḵpin wā minhōn ― At first I used to be shy from them.
- back then, in the olden times
- ܒܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܸܥ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ ― bqammāytā lā ḥa lā kē yāḏiˁ wā lī ― Back then, nobody used to know me.
- ܒܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܟܘܼܠܗܹܝܢ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ ܟܹܐ ܙܵܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ― bqammāytā kulhēn niššē dmāṯan kē zāqrī wā ― In the olden times, all the women in our village used to weave.