ܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Northern Kurdish jî; compare the same usage in Classical Syriac ܕܝܢ (den).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zeː]

Particle

ܙܹܐ • (zē)

1. (dialectal, slang) expletive particle loosely translating as too, also; then, so; again

   ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܙܹܐ ― mqawmā d-at zē ― Maybe you too

   ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܝܼ ܐܘܼܦ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܙܹܐ ― mūčiḥ lī ūp hānā zē ― I found this one too

   ܗ̇ܝܓܵܗ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܙܹܐ ܩܝܼܡ ܠܝܼ ܘܡܛܘܼܥܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܹܗ

   higāh ānā zē qīm lī w-mṭūˁē lī bāṯrēh

   So I then got up and looked for him.

See also

• ܐܘܼܦ (ūp)
• ܬܘܼܒ݂ (tūḇ)