ܥܠܐܣܣ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From a colloquial expression in Arabic عَلَى الأَسَاس‎ (ʕalā al-ʔasās, literally “on the foundation”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʕal.ʔa.sɑːs], [ʔala.sɑːs]

Adverb

ܥܲܠܐܲܣܵܣ • (ˁalˀassās)

  1. (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-urḥāā.
    My so-called friend, abandoned me at the side of the road.

See also
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