ܡܢ ܥܠܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܠ ܡ (ˁ l m)
5 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɪn‿ʕɑːlam.]

Adverb

ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ • (min ˁālam)

1. since forever, always

   Synonyms: ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ (amīnāˀīt), ܡܬܘܿܡܵܐܝܼܬ (mtōmāˀīt), ܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ (hammāšā)

   ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܘܼܟ݂! ― min ˁālam lē ìwen ḥizyūḵ! ― I haven’t seen you since forever!

   ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ. ― min ˁālam wīyā ìwā hādḵā. ― It has always been like this.

2. (with a negative) never, not previously

   Synonyms: ܗܸܟ̰ (hič), ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ (hič gāhā)

   ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ. ― min ˁālam lē ìwen ḥizyā hādḵā. ― I have never seen that.

   ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܵܐ ܚܙܝܼܩ ܠܝܼ ܬܵܡܵܐ. ― min ˁālam lā ḥzīq lī tāmā. ― I never travelled there.

Usage notes

This is used to express events in the past, for the present and future ܠܥܵܠܲܡ (lˁālam) is used instead.