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ܩܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Possibly from Akkadian 𒋗 (qātu, hand), used in certain constructs to mean “for”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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ܩܵܐ ()

  1. for directed at; intended to belong to
    Synonym: ܠ- (l-)
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂īṯ lī ḥa mindī qātūḵI have something for you
  2. for in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc.
    ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܕܹ݂ܢ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂Everything I do is for you
    ܒܸܬ ܥܲܒ݂ܕ݂ܲܚ ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܡܲܪܝܲܡbit ˁaḇḏaḥ mištūṯā maryamWe’re having a party for Mary
  3. for to be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose
    ܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܙܹܓܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܬܝܼ.hānā ìlēh zēgā ḥadtā darrāḡtī.This is a new bell for my bicycle.
    ܟܲܥܟܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܩܵܐ ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ.kaˁkā ìlēh ˁēḏ māwlāḏā d-tˀōmā.The cake is for Thomas' birthday.
    ܗܵܢܵܐ ܕܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܫܥܘܼܠܝܘܼܟ݂ ܝܼܠܹܗ.hānā darmānā šˁulyūḵ īlēh.This medicine is for your cough.
    ܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܬܵܐ. ܘܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ ܩܵܐ ܪܲܦܲܝܬܵܐ.hinōn ḥabūšē laˀḵā ìnā ḵāltā. w-hinnōn ḥēnē rappaytā.These apples here are for eating. The rest are for throwing away.
  4. for over a period of time
    ܥܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܬܠܵܬ݂ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.ˁmīrā ìwen laˀḵā miṯḥā d-tlāṯ šinnē.I've lived here for three years.
  5. for in order to obtain or acquire
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܡܫܲܡܐܵܐ ܕܝܼܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ.īṯ lī ḥamšamˀā dīnārē d-aya raddāytā ˁatīqtā.I have five hundred denarii for that old car!
    ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܬ ܠܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܒܹܝܥܹ̈ܐ؟kē māṣēt āzēt l-dūkānā bēˁē?Can you go to the store for some eggs?
    ܒܸܚܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܟܸܣܦܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ.biḥsāḵā ìwen kispā raddāytā.I'm saving up for a car.
    ܠܵܐ ܡܣܲܟܹܝܬ ܩܵܐ ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐlā msakkēt punnāyāDon't wait for an answer
    ܩܵܐ ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܩܸܡ ܫܵܐܹܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ mōdī qim šāˀēl lūḵ?What did he ask you for?
  6. to [with ܠ- (l-)] used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion
    ܩܵܐ ܢܵܘܚܵܐ ܕܟܠ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ، ܡܫ݇ܟ̰ܝܼܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. nāwḥā dkul nāšā, mčīḥā ìlēh.To everyone's relief, he is found.
    ܩܵܐ ܠܝܼ، ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ ܚܸܪܒܵܐ.qā lī, lē ìlēh mabyūnē ḥirbā.To me, it dosen't look bad.
  7. divided by
    ܥܣܲܪ ܩܵܐ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܲܝܢ݇ ܠܚܲܡܫܵܐˁsar trēn šāway lḥamšā10 divided by 2 equals 5.

Inflection

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Inflection of ܩܵܐ
base form ܩܵܐ ()
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
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1st person ܩܵܬܝܼ (qātī) ܩܵܬܲܢ (qātan)
2nd person ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (qātūḵ) ܩܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qātāḵ) ܩܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qātāwḵōn)
3rd person ܩܵܬܹܗ (qātēh) ܩܵܬܵܗ̇ (qātāh) ܩܵܬܗܘܿܢ (qāthōn)

Derived terms

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