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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Univerbation of ܕ (d-) + ܐܲܝܟ݂ (ayḵ, “as”), from Aramaic אַיךּ (ayk). In Old Aramaic, אַיךּ (ayk) was used in the adverbial sense of “how”. Compare a similar construct in Classical Syriac ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕ- (ʾāḵ d-, “how”) Hebrew אֵיךְ (éykh, “how”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ • (dāḵī)
- (interrogative) how
- Synonym: ܡܵܛܸܒ݂ (māṭiḇ)
- ܕܵܐܟ݂ ܝܼܘܸܬ ― dāḵ īwet ― How are you?
- (interrogative) what sort, kind
- (usually with the final yod, polite) what was that?, excuse me?, what?, come again?
- ܕܐܲܟ݂ܝܼ؟ ܠܵܐ ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐ ܠܝܼ ― d-aḵī? lā šmīˁā lī ― What was that? I didn’t hear it.
- (usually without the final yod) of course, surely, duh
- ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ؟ ܕܸܟ݂ ― basīmā ìlēh? diḵ ― Is it tasty? Of course!