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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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From the construct state of ܓܵܘܵܐ (gāwā, “inside”, literally “inside of”).
ܓܵܘ • (gāw)
- in, inside, within
- ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ݂ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― yaˁqōḇ gāw madraštā ìlēh. ― Jacob is in the school.
- ܒܲܝܬܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ. ― baytūṯī kē ˁāmrā gāw alqōš. ― My family lives in Alqosh.
- in with, among, together with
- ܐܝܼܬ ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܩܠܵܐ. ― īt dahḇā gāw īlānē d-ḥaqlā. ― There is gold among the trees of the field.
ܩܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܓܵܘܲܢ ܕܡܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܡܘܼܚܫܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܥܲܬܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܒܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ- qīm lhōn gāwan dmūtā d-malpānē w-muḥšiḇ lhōn d-ˁatīrē ìnā b-liššānā
- They rose amongst us the likeness of teachers and taught themselves rich in the language.