ܗܟ ܓܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hɪt͡ʃ‿ɡɑːhɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [hɪt͡ʃejː]

Adverb

ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ • (hič gāhā)

1. (in negative constructions) ever; never

   ܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ ܡܫܵܘܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇، ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܒܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ.

   hammāšā mšāwḥartā ìlāh, hič gāhā b-ˁiddānā.

   She is always late, never on time.

2. (in positive constructions) ever

   ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܚܙܝܼܩ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܠܐܵܬܘܿܪ؟

   hič gāhā ḥzīq lūḵ l-ātōr?

   Have you ever traveled to Assyria?

See also

• ܠܵܐ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ (lā lˁālam), ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ (min ˁālam)