ܝܠܗ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Likely from a variant form of the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be”) + ܠܹܗ (lēh, “to him”) or ـܹܗ (ēh, “the masculine suffixed pronoun”).

Alternative forms

• ܝܼܠܹܗܢܝܼ (īlēhnī)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːlehː]

Verb

ܝܼܠܹܗ • (īlēh)

1. third-person masculine singular present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): He is, it is

   ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― My friend is Assyrian.

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܫܸܡܝܼ ܓܹܝܘܲܪܓܝܼܣ ܝܼܠܹܗ. ― My name is George.

Usage notes

• The ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā) under the ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ) usually drops if a vowel sound precedes, with or without ܐ, and the ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ) coalesces. Therefore written ܝܠܹܗ (ìlēh)

Etymology 2

Likely from a variant form of the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be”) + ܠܵܗ̇ (lāh, “to her”) or ـܵܗ̇ (āh, “the feminine suffixed pronoun”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːlɑhː]

Verb

ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ • (īlāh)

1. third-person feminine singular present indicative of ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē): She is, it is

   ܒܲܟ݂ܬܝܼ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇. ― My wife is Assyrian.

   ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ. ― raddāytā muklīṯā ìlāh b-ˁālōlā. ― The car is parked on the street.

Usage notes

• The ܚܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (ḥḇāṣā) under the ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ) usually drops if a vowel sound precedes, with or without ܐ, and the ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ) coalesces. Therefore written ܝܠܵܗ̇ (ìlāh)