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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From ܕ- (d-, “of”) + ܠܵܐ (lā, “no”), literally “of no”. Compare Aramaic דִּי לָא (dī lā).
Pronunciation
Preposition
ܕܠܵܐ • (d-lā)
- without
- Synonyms: ܓܠܝܼܙ (glīz), ܒܠܲܝ (blay)
- Antonyms: ܥܲܡ (ˁam), ܡ̣ܢ (min), ܒ- (b-)
- (with an infinitive) used to negate transitive past participles
- ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ ― tarˁā d-lā pṯāḥā ― unopened door
- ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܨܲܦܘܿܝܹܐ ― mayyā d-lā mṣapōyē ― unfiltered water.
- ܥܸܪܒܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܲܐܟ݂ܘܿܠܹܐ ― ˁirbā d-lā maˀḵōlē ― unfed sheep
Usage notes
- Due to the adverbial nature of this term, is still retained inasmuch as it is possible for it to be followed by an independent personal pronoun, e.g.
- ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ ― d-lā dīyūḵ ― Without you
- ܕܠܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ― d-lā at ― Without you
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