ܡܩܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܘ ܡ (q w m)
11 terms

From the third person feminine of ܡܩܲܘܸܡ (mqawwim, literally “it may happen that”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məqaw.mɑː]

Adverb

ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ • (mqawmā)

1. maybe, perhaps [with ܕ- (d-) ‘that’ or ܡ̣ܢ (min) ‘from’]

   Synonyms: ܒܲܠܟܵܐ (balkā), ܟܒ݂ܲܪ (kḇar), ܣܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (sḇīrā), ܓܵܕ݂ܫܵܐ (gāḏšā)

   ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܸܢ ܛܥܝܼܫܵܐ. ― mqawmā d-īwen ṭˁīšā. ― Maybe I made a mistake.

   ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܲܬܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܵܣ ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ.

   lē ìwen ḥatīṯā bās mqawmā d-aya bit kāṯrā hal yarḥē.

   I’m not certain but perhaps this will continue for months.