ܠܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [let.]

Verb

ܠܹܬ • (lēt) m

1. (slang) Contraction of ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ (lē ìwet, “You are not”).

   ܠܬ ܚܕܝܐ؟ ܚܫܝܒ ܠܝ ܕܡܘܒܣܡ ܠܘܟ.

   lēt ḥidyā? ḥšiḇ lī d-mubsim luḵ.

   Aren’t you happy? I thought you had fun.

Usage notes

• Despite the full formal masculine form being ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ (lē ìwet) and the feminine being ܠܹܐ ܝܘܵܬܝ (lē ìwāt), this is used regardless of gender.