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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From a variant of Aramaic הֲווֹ (hăwō, literally “they were”); see also ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be, exist, happen”).
Pronunciation
Particle
ܗ݇ܘܵܘ • (wā)
- a verbal prefix placed after the definite or indefinite present
- (auxiliary, used with the continuous present tense) Used to express imperfect continuous past tense
- ܒܸܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ― biktāḇā ìwaḥ wā ― We were writing
- (auxiliary, used with ܟܹܐ (kē)) Used to express imperfect simple past tense
- ܟܹܐ ܟܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ― kē kātḇaḥ wā ― We used to write
- (auxiliary, used with the simple past tense) Used to express anterior past tense
- ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܲܢ ― ktīḇ wā lan ― We had wrote
- (auxiliary, used with ܒܸܬ (bit)) Used to express conditional mood
- ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ― bit kātḇaḥ wā ― We would write
- ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ― bit hāwaḥ wā ktīḇē ― We would have written
Usage notes
- This is the plural form; the singular form is ܗ݇ܘܵܐ (wā). In some dialects, only the singular form is used for both singular and plural contexts and leave ܗ݇ܘܵܘ (wā) unused.