ܗܘܝܐܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| ܗ ܘ ܐ (h w ˀ) |
| 8 terms |
Etymology
[edit]Derived from the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be, happen”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ܗܲܘܝܼܐܵܐ • (hawīˀā) (feminine ܗܲܘܝܼܐܬܵܐ (hawītā), plural ܗܲܘܝܼܐܹ̈ܐ (hawīˀē))
- existing, being
- ܟܹܐ ܥܵܕ݂ܪܲܚ ܒܵܢܲܚ ܬܲܪ̈ܡܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܗܲܘܝܼܐܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܢ ܚܲܕܬܹ̈ܐ. ― kē ˁāḏraḥ bānaḥ tarmyāṯē hawīˀē yan ḥadtē. ― We help build existing or new projects.
- to exist, be
- ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܗܲܘܝܼܐܵܐ ― lā ìlēh hawīˀā ― It doesn’t exist
- ܬܸܪ̈ܘܵܝܗܝ ܚܘܼܒܵܐ ܘܣܸܢܐܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܲܘܝܼܐܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ. ― tirwāyh ḥubbā w-sinˀṯā hawīˀē ìnā ādīyā. ― Both love and hatred exist now.
- ܐܵܗܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܗܲܘܝܼܐܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ. ― āhā wīyā wā hawīˀā min šurrāyā. ― This has existed since the beginning.
Usage notes
[edit]- (to exist): While ܗܲܘܝܼܐܵܐ (hawīˀā) is an adjective, it is used in much the same way as a present-tense verb.
Synonyms
[edit]- ܐܝܼܬ݂ܝܵܐ (īṯyā)