ܡܐܝܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܡܵܐ (, what) + ܐܲܝܟ݂ (ayḵ, like, as); Literally, That which is like. Compare similar in Arabic كَمَا (kamā) and Hebrew כְּמוֹ (k'mó).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [məʔex.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [max.]

Preposition

ܡܐܲܝܟ݂ • (mˀayḵ)

  1. like, as
    ܗܲܡܙܸܡ ܡܐܲܝܟ݂ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ!hamzim mˀayḵ nāšē!Speak nicely! (literally, “Speak like humans!”)

Inflection

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