ܗܠ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from ܗܵܠܵܐ (hālā, “still”), ultimately Arabic. Also proposed is a Univerbation of ܗܵܐ (hā) + ܠ- (l-).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard) IPA(key): [hal.]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ħal.], [hal.], [hɪl.], [wɪl.]
Preposition
[edit]ܗܲܠ • (hal)
- until, till, up until
- ܗܲܠ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܐܸܫܛܵܪܵܐ ܩܲܝܵܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― hal īman išṭārā qayyāmā ìlēh. ― When is the voucher valid till?
- by (a time): before or on.
- ܗܲܠ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܡܲܩܪܸܒ݂ܸܢܵܗ̇؟ ― hal īman wālē d-maqriḇināh? ― When do I have to submit it by?
- to used in expressing a range.
- ܐܝܼܬ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ.
- īt ktāḇē bēpalgā d-tāwānā min arˁā hal gārē.
- There are books all over the room from the floor to the roof.
See also
[edit]- ܥܲܕ (ˁad)