ܠܙܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Persian لازم (lâzem) or Arabic لَازِم (lāzim, “necessary, urgent, unavoidable”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɑːzɪm.]

Adverb

ܠܵܙܸܡ • (lāzim)

1. (dialectal, slang) must, have to, should

   Synonym: ܓܵܪܲܓ (gārag)

   ܦܲܚܲܠܬܵܐ ܠܵܙܸܡ ܙܵܠܝܼ! ― paḥḥaltā lāzim zālī! ― Sorry I have to go!

   ܠܵܙܸܡ ܩܵܝܡܹܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ― lāzim qāymēn wā ― I had to get up.

See also

• ܘܵܠܹܐ (wālē)
• ܝܵܐܹܐ (yāˀē)