ܡܢ ܥܠܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܡ̣ܢ (min, “by, from”) +‎ ܥܸܠܲܬ (ˁillat, “the cause of”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɪn.‿ʕɪl.lat.]

Preposition

ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ • (min ˁillat)

  1. because of, due to, on account of
    ܒܘܼܛܸܠ ܠܲܢ ܚܙܘܼܩܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ.
    būṭil lan ḥzuqyā min ˁillat miṭrā.
    We canceled the trip because of the rain.
    ܛܘܼܝܵܣܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܛܹܐ ܡܫܵܘܚܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ ܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ ܬܲܠܓܵܝܵܐ.
    ṭuyyāsā bit māṭē mšāwḥrāˀīṯ min ˁillat ˁalˁālā talgāyā.
    The flight will arrive late due to a snow storm.
    ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ ܓܢܵܗܵܐ ܒܸܪܩܵܝܬܵܐ، ܡܣܲܠܩܵܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܦܠܵܚܵܐ.
    min ˁillat gnāhā birqāytā, msalqānā lē ìlēh biplāḥā.
    Due to an electrical fault, the elevator is not working.

Usage notes
  • This is usually used for a negative cause that has had unwanted consequences.

Inflection
Inflection of ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ (min ˁillat)
Base Form ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ
(min ˁillat)
Personal-pronoun including forms singular plural
m f
1st person ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܝܼ
(min ˁiltī)		 ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܲܢ
(min ˁiltan)
2nd person ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܘܼܟ݂
(min ˁiltūḵ)		 ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(min ˁiltāḵ)		 ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(min ˁiltāwḵōn)
3rd person ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܹܗ
(min ˁiltēh)		 ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܗ̇
(min ˁiltāh)		 ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܗܘܿܢ
(min ˁilthōn)

Synonyms
  • ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕ- (b-ay d-), ܡ̣ܢ ܕ- (min d-), ܒܪܹܝܫ (brēš, literally “on the head of”)

See also
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