ܗܘܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܗ ܘ ܐ (h w ˀ)
8 terms

Etymology

From a variant of Aramaic הֲווֹ (hăwō, literally “they were”); see also ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be, exist, happen”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [wɑː], [wɑwː]

Particle

ܗ݇ܘܵܘ • (wā)

1. a verbal prefix placed after the definite or indefinite present
   1. (auxiliary, used with the continuous present tense) Used to express imperfect continuous past tense

      ܒܸܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ― biktāḇā ìwaḥ wā ― We were writing

   2. (auxiliary, used with ܟܹܐ (kē)) Used to express imperfect simple past tense

      ܟܹܐ ܟܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ― kē kātḇaḥ wā ― We used to write

   3. (auxiliary, used with the simple past tense) Used to express anterior past tense

      ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܲܢ ― ktīḇ wā lan ― We had wrote

   4. (auxiliary, used with ܒܸܬ (bit)) Used to express conditional mood

      ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ― bit kātḇaḥ wā ― We would write

      ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ― bit hāwaḥ wā ktīḇē ― We would have written

Usage notes

• This is the plural form; the singular form is ܗ݇ܘܵܐ (wā). In some dialects, only the singular form is used for both singular and plural contexts and leave ܗ݇ܘܵܘ (wā) unused.