ܠܥܝܢܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “to the eyes of”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ləʕaj.nɑːθ]

Determiner

ܠܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ • (l-ˁaynāṯ)

1. as much as, so much as, just as, no less than

   Synonym: ܗܲܪ (har)

   ܡܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܒܲܣܡܝܼ ܠܝܼ ܠܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ ܕܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ.

   mūzē kē mbasmī lī lˁaynāṯ d-ḥabūšē.

   I like bananas just as much as apples.

   ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܩܸܘܝܹ̈ܐ ܠܥܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ݂ ܕܡܨܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ.

   plīḥ lhōn qiwyē lˁaynāṯ d-mṣē lhōn.

   They worked as hard as they could.

See also

• ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (yatīr), ܪܲܒ݂ (raḇ)
• ܒܲܨܝܼܪ (baṣīr), ܙܥܘܿܪ (zˁōr)