ܗܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حالا (hâlâ), from Arabic حَالًا (ḥālan), adverbial accusative of حَال (ḥāl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hɑːlɑː]

Preposition

ܗܵܠܵܐ • (hālā)

1. still, yet.

   ܗܵܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܬ ܠܝܼ؟ ― hālā kē maḥḥibit lī? ― Do you still love me?

   ܗܵܠܵܐ ܥܸܪܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ. ܒܸܥܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ.

   hālā ˁiryā ìlēh miṭrā l-baddar. biˁrāyā ìwā qām ḥamšā daqīqē.

   Is it still raining outside? It was raining five minutes ago.

Derived terms

• ܗܲܠ (hal)

See also

• ܥܲܕ (ˁad)
• ܗܸܫ (hiš)