ܬܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic תַּמָּא (tammā); related to Classical Syriac ܬܲܡܵܢ (tammān), Turoyo ܬܰܡܐ (tamo), Arabic ثَمَّ (ṯamma), and to Hebrew שָׁם (shám).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tammaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [taːma]

Adverb

ܬܲܡܵܐ • (tammā)

1. there, yonder

   ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܗ̇ܘ ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܬܲܡܵܐ ܒܩܘܿܪܢܝܼܬܵܐ؟ ܩܪܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ.

   biḥzāyā ìwet awa yālā zˁōrā d-īlēh tammā b-qōrnītā? qrī lēh laˀḵā.

   Do you see that little boy that is over there in the corner? Call him here.

Antonyms

• ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ (laˀḵā)