ܗܘܝܐܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]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)