ܐܨܠܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܐ ܨ ܠ (ˀ ṣ l)
3 terms

Etymology

ܐܲܨܠܵܝܵܐ (aṣlāyā, “original”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ʾīṯ, “adverbial suffix”)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔasˤ.lɑːʔiθː]

Adverb

ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (aṣlāˀīṯ)

  1. originally
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܝܘܸܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܢܘܼܗܲܕܪܵܐ. ― ānā aṣlāˀīṯ ìwen min nūhadrā. ― I’m originally from Nohadra.
  2. at all, in the first place
    ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ؟ ― aṣlāˀīṯ qāmōdī ˁḇīḏ lūḵ hādḵā? ― Why did you do that in the first place?

See also
  • ܫܲܪܘܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (šarwāˀīṯ)
  • ܒܫܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (bšūrāyā)
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