ܡܐܝܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܡܵܐ (mā, “what”) +‎ ܐܲܝܟ݂ (ayḵ, “like, as”); Literally, “That which is like”. Compare similar in Arabic كَمَا (kamā) and Hebrew כְּמוֹ (k'mó).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [məʔex.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [max.]

Preposition

ܡܐܲܝܟ݂ • (mˀayḵ)

  1. like, as
    ܗܲܡܙܸܡ ܡܐܲܝܟ݂ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ! ― hamzim mˀayḵ nāšē! ― Speak nicely! (literally, “Speak like humans!”)

Inflection
Inflection of ܡܐܲܝܟ݂ (mˀayḵ)
Base Form ܡܐܲܝܟ݂
(mˀayḵ)
Personal-pronoun including forms singular plural
m f
1st person ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܝܼ
(mˀaḵwātī)		 ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܲܢ
(mˀaḵwātan)
2nd person ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂
(mˀaḵwātūḵ)		 ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(mˀaḵwātāḵ)		 ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(mˀaḵwātāwḵōn)
3rd person ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܹܗ
(mˀaḵwātēh)		 ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܵܗ̇
(mˀaḵwātāh)		 ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ
(mˀaḵwāthōn)
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