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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From a colloquial expression in Arabic عَلَى الأَسَاس (ʕalā al-ʔasās, literally “on the foundation”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ܥܲܠܐܲܣܵܣ • (ˁalˀassās)
- (slang) supposedly, as if
ܗܲܡܙܘܼܡܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܸܢܝܼ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܥܲܠܐܲܣܵܣ ܟܸܡ ܡܲܡܪܥܸܢܹܗ.- hamzūmē ìwā minī ayḵ d-ˁalˀassās kim mamrˁinnēh.
- He was speaking to me as if I hurt him.
ܥܲܠܐܲܣܵܣ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܟܸܡ ܦܲܠܛܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܙܸܒܠܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ!- ˁalˀassās at kim palṭit lēh ziblā timmāl b-laylē!
- Supposedly you took out the trash last night!
Usage notes
- While this is an adverb, it is also used as an adjective, stressed when followed by the noun. Translated as “so-called”, “supposed”, or “alleged” (someone or something that is meant to have a certain characteristic but doesn't in reality)
ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܥܲܠܐܲܣܵܣ، ܟܸܡ ܫܵܒ݂ܹܩ ܠܝܼ ܒܓܹܒܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ.- ḥaḇrī ˁalˀassās, kim šāḇēq lī b-gēbā d-urḥā.
- My so-called friend, abandoned me at the side of the road.
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