ܘܫܪܟܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac (literally “and the remainder”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
- etc., et cetera, and so on
- ܡܲܕܲܐܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܣܵܦܩܝܼ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܲܨܝܼܦܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ، ܬܲܪܒܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ، ܬܸܫܡܸܫܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܥܪ̈ܝܼܨܵܬܹܐ، ܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬܹܐ، ܘܫܲܪܟܵܐ.
- maddaˀṯē kē sāpqī ṭīmē d-yaṣṣīpūṯā ḥulmānāytā, tarbīṯā, tišmišyāṯē ˁrīṣātē, urḥātē, w-šarkā.
- The tax covers the cost of health care, education, emergency services, roads, etc.
Usage notes edit
- This term in writing can be contracted as “ܘܫܲܪ...” but is still read out as the full phrase.
- For added emphasis some speakers may even use ܘܫܲܪܟܵܐ ܘܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ (w-šarkā w-sāḵā, “and so on and so forth”, literally “and the remainder and the sum”).