ܠܟܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܠܟܣ

ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ

ܠܬܸܚܬ ܡ̣ܢ

ܓܲܘ

ܩܵܕ݇ܡ

ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ

ܥܲܠ

ܓܹܢ݇ܒ/

ܠܟܸܣ

ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ݂

ܒܹܝܢ

Prepositions of location

Etymology

Uncertain:

• Possibly from ܠ- (l-, “to, at”) +‎ ܓܸܣ (gis, “side of”), with a shift from /ɡ/ to /k/, but this does not explain the presence of the second /l/ that exists in posessive forms.
• Possibly from an unattested *ܟܸܣܠܵܐ (*kislā, “loins”), cognate to or borrowed from Akkadian kislum (“loins”) or perhaps strengthened by it. This explains the second /l/ that exists in its possessive forms.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [əl.kɪs.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [əl.t͡ʃɪs.]

Preposition

ܠܟܸܣ • (l-kis)

1. chez; to, at, in or into the home, office, etc. of

   Synonym: ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (gēb)

   ܠܟܸܣ ܠܝܼ ― l-kis lī ― at my place

   ܠܟܸܣ ܠܹܗ ― l-kis lēh ― at his place

   ܠܟܸܣ ܡܲܪܝܲܡ ― l-kis maryam ― at Maryam’s

   ܠܟܸܣ ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܕܟܹܟܹ̈ܐ ― l-kis āsyā d-kēkē ― at the dentist

   ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܪܹܢ ܠܟܸܣ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܠܟܸܣ ܠܝܼ

   kē ˁāḇrēn l-kis lāwḵōn, ayḵ d-īlēh l-kis lī

   I enter your place, as it was my place.

2. with, in the possession of.

   Synonyms: ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (gēb), ܥܲܡ (ˁam)

   ܠܹܐ ܬܲܚܡܸܢ، ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܠܝܼ ܝܢܵܐ.

   lē taḥmin, yālē l-kis lī ìnā.

   Don’t worry, the children are with me.

3. next to, near, towards, by, alongside.

   Synonyms: ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (gēb), ܠܕܸܦܢܵܐ ܕ- (ldipnā d-), ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ ܕ- (appē d-)

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܟܸܣ (lkis)
Base Form			ܠܟܸܣ (lkis)
Personal-pronoun including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܠܟܸܣ ܠܝܼ (lkis lī)		ܠܟܸܣ ܠܲܢ (lkis lan)
2nd person	ܠܟܸܣ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (lkis lūḵ)	ܠܟܸܣ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (lkis lāḵ)	ܠܟܸܣ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lkis lāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܠܟܸܣ ܠܹܗ (lkis lēh)	ܠܟܸܣ ܠܵܗ̇ (lkis lāh)	ܠܟܸܣ ܠܗܘܿܢ (lkis lhōn)