-ܗ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic ־ֵה (-ēh), analogical consonantism after the independent personal pronoun הוּ (hū); cognate to Hebrew ־וֹ (-ó) and Arabic ـهُ (-hu)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [-eːh]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [-eːh], [-eħ]

Particle

-ܹܗ • (-ēh)

1. attached to prepositions to indicate a male or masculine object in the 3rd person; him, it

   ܐܸܠܹܗ ― ilēh ― to him

   ܥܲܡܹܗ ― ˁamēh ― with him

2. attached to nouns to indicate possession by a male or masculine noun in the 3rd person; his, its

   ܒܪܵܬܹܗ ― brātēh ― his daughter

3. attached to progressive verbs to indicate an action being directed to a male or masculine noun in the 3rd person

   ܗ̇ܝ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܸܙܒ݂ܵܢܹܗ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ― aya ìlāh bizḇānēh mēḵultā ― She is buying him food.

4. attached to passive and past participles to indicate an action being directed to a male or masculine noun in the 3rd person

   ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ― wē lēh mīrēh ― He has told him.

Synonyms

• (indicating possession): ܕܝܼܹܗ (dīyēh)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic ־ָהּ (-āh), analogical consonantism after the independent personal pronoun הִי (hī); cognate to Hebrew ־ָהּ (-áh) and Arabic ـهَا (-hā)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [-aːh]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [-aːh], [-aħ]

Particle

-ܵܗ̇ • (-āh)

1. attached to prepositions to indicate a female or feminine object in the 3rd person; her, it

   ܐܸܠܵܗ̇ ― ilāh ― to her

   ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ ― ˁamāh ― with her

2. attached to nouns to indicate possession by a female or feminine noun in the 3rd person; her, its

   ܟܲܠܒܵܗ̇ ― kalbāh ― her dog

3. attached to progressive verbs to indicate an action being directed to a female or feminine noun in the 3rd person

   ܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܸܒܢܵܝܵܗ̇ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ― īnā bibnāyāh baytā ― They are building her a house.

4. attached to passive and past participles to indicate an action being directed to a female or feminine noun in the 3rd person

   ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ― wē lēh ḵīlāh ― He has eaten it (her)

Synonyms

• (indicating possession): ܕܝܼܵܗ̇ (dīyāh)

See also

• -ܝܼ (-ī)
• -ܲܢ (-an)
• -ܵܵܟ݂ܝ (-āāḵ)
• -ܘܿܟ݂ (-ōḵ)
• -ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (-awḵōn)
• -ܗܘܿܢ (-hōn)