ܣܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܘ ܟ (s w k)
4 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, absolute state of the noun ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ (sāḵā, “limit, extreme, end”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɑxː]

Adverb

ܣܵܟ݂ • (sāḵ)

1. at all, ever, absolutely, entirely

   Synonym: ܗܸܟ̰ (hič)

   ܣܵܟ݂ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ. ― sāḵ lā ìwen biḥzāyā. ― I can’t see at all.

   ܗ̇ܘ ܟܹܐ ܡܡܲܠܸܠ ܘܣܵܟ݂ ܠܹܐ ܟܵܠܹܐ. ― awa kē mmallil w-sāḵ lē kālē. ― He speaks and never stops.

See also

• ܠܵܐ (lā)
• ܐܵܦ (āp)