ܗܘܘ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܗ ܘ ܐ (h w ˀ)
8 terms

Etymology

From a variant of Aramaic הֲווֹ (hăwō, literally they were); see also ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, to be, exist, happen).

Pronunciation

Particle

ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ()

  1. a verbal prefix placed after the definite or indefinite present
    1. (auxiliary, used with the continuous present tense) Used to express imperfect continuous past tense
      ܒܸܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘbiktāḇā ìwaḥ We were writing
    2. (auxiliary, used with ܟܹܐ ()) Used to express imperfect simple past tense
      ܟܹܐ ܟܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ kātḇaḥ We used to write
    3. (auxiliary, used with the simple past tense) Used to express anterior past tense
      ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܲܢktīḇ lanWe had wrote
    4. (auxiliary, used with ܒܸܬ (bit)) Used to express conditional mood
      ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘbit kātḇaḥWe would write
      ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐbit hāwaḥ ktīḇēWe would have written

Usage notes

  • This is the plural form; the singular form is ܗ݇ܘܵܐ (). In some dialects, only the singular form is used for both singular and plural contexts and leave ܗ݇ܘܵܘ () unused.