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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From a variant of Aramaic הֲוָת (hăwāṯ, literally “she was”); see also ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, “to be, exist, happen”).
Pronunciation
Particle
ܗ݇ܘܵܬ݇ • (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
- ܒܸܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܵܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܬ݇ ― bikṯāḇā ìwān wā ― I was writing
- (auxiliary, used with ܟܹܐ (kē)) Used to express imperfect simple past tense
- ܟܹܐ ܟܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܵܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܬ݇ ― kē kāṯḇān wā ― I used to write
- (auxiliary, used with the simple past tense) Used to express anterior past tense
- ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܬ݇ ܠܝܼ ― ktīḇ wā lī ― I had wrote
- (auxiliary, used with ܒܸܬ (bit)) Used to express conditional mood
- ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬ݂ܒ݂ܵܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܬ݇ ― bit kāṯḇān wā ― I would write
- ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܵܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܬ݇ ܟܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ― bit hāwyān wā kṯīḇtā ― I would have written
Usage notes
- This is the feminine singular form; the masculine singular form is ܗ݇ܘܵܐ (wā) and the plural form is ܗ݇ܘܵܘ (wā). In some dialects, only the masculine singular form is used for both singular, plural and feminine contexts and leaving this term and ܗ݇ܘܵܘ (wā) unused.