ܡܐ ܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Etymology

From ܡܵܐ (mā, “What”) +‎ ܐܝܼܬ݂ (īṯ, “is there”), literally “What is there?”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maː‿(ʔ)iːθ]

Phrase

ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂؟ • (mā īṯ?)

1. so what?, why not?
2. what’s wrong?