ܠܩܝܫܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܠܩܝܼܫܵܐ (lqīša, “late”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ (-ʾīt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lqiː.ʃɑː.ʔiːt]

Adverb

ܠܩܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ • (lqīšāʾīt)

1. late; lately

   Antonym: ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ (bḳīrāʾīt)

   ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܢ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܹܢ ܠܩܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܣܵܒܵܒ ܓܵܪܲܓ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ ܠܒܹܝܬ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ.

   lē māṣēn dāmḳēn lqīšāʾīt idlaylē sābāb gārag āzēn l-bēt ṭawsā qudmē.

   I can't go to bed late tonight because I have to go to the airport tomorrow.