ܬܟܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܟ ܠ (t k l)
3 terms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [taklɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tat͡ʃlɑː]

Particle

ܬܲܟܠܵܐ • (taklā)

1. if only, I wish, would (would God) that...; expresses an unattainable wish

   ܬܲܟܠܵܐ ܕܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܠܟܸܣܠܝܼ ܬܸܡܵܠ! ― taklā d-wē lūḵ lkislī timmāl! ― If only you had been with me yesterday!

   ܬܲܟܠܵܐ ܕܥܲܕܠܵܐ ܝܠܝܼܦ ܠܝܼ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ. ― taklā d-ˁadlā līp lī hādaḵ qām ˁiddānā. ― I wish I already learned that before

Usage notes

• This term is given in a clause followed by ܕ- (d-).

Synonyms

• ܛܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭūḇā)