ܝܠܗܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܝܼܠܲܝܗܝ (īlayh)

Etymology

New form based on the third-person masculine singular present form ܝܼܠܹܗ (īlēh, “he/it is”). Therefore equivalent to being from a variant form of the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be”) + ܠܗܘܿܢ (lhōn, “to them”) or ـܗܘܿܢ (hōn, “the third-person masculine plural suffixed pronoun”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːləoːn]

Verb

ܝܼܠܗܘܿܢ • (īlhōn)

1. Alternative form of ܝܢܵܐ (ìnā, “they are”)

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 ܝܠܗܘܿܢ (lhōn)