ܡܢ ܥܠܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
⁧ܥ ܠ ܡ⁩ (ˁ l m)
4 terms

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɪn‿ʕɑːlam.]

Adverb

⁧ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ⁩ • (min ˁālam)

  1. since forever, always
    Synonyms: ⁧ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ⁩ (amīnāˀīt), ⁧ܡܬܘܿܡܵܐܝܼܬ⁩ (mtōmāˀīt), ⁧ܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ⁩ (hammāšā)
    ⁧ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܘܼܟ݂!⁩ ― min ˁālam lē ìwen ḥizyūḵ! ― I haven’t seen you since forever!
    ⁧ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ.⁩ ― min ˁālam wīyā ìwā hādḵā. ― It has always been like this.
  2. (with a negative) never, not previously
    Synonyms: ⁧ܗܸܟ̰⁩ (hič), ⁧ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ⁩ (hič gāhā)
    ⁧ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ.⁩ ― min ˁālam lē ìwen ḥizyā hādḵā. ― I have never seen that.
    ⁧ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ ܠܵܐ ܚܙܝܼܩ ܠܝܼ ܬܵܡܵܐ.⁩ ― min ˁālam lā ḥzīq lī tāmā. ― I never travelled there.

Usage notes

This is used to express events in the past, for the present and future ⁧ܠܥܵܠܲܡ⁩ (lˁālam) is used instead.

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