ܐܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܗܹܐ (hē)

Etymology

From Aramaic אֵין (ʾēn)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔeːn]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔeː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [heː]

Interjection

ܐܹܝܢ • (ēn)

1. yes

   Antonym: ܠܵܐ (lā)

2. alright, okay

   Synonyms: ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā), ܨܦܵܝܝܼ (ṣpāyī)

See also

• ܟܒ݂ܲܪ (kḇar)
• ܩܵܘܡܵܐ (qāwmā)

Particle

ܐܹܝܢ • (ēn)

1. interrogative particle: starts a yes-or-no question expecting a positive answer

   ܐܹܝܢ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܟܵܘܬܵܐ؟ ― ēn pṯīḥ lūḵ kāwtā? ― Did you open the window?

   ܐܹܝܢ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ؟ ― ēn at īwet āṯōrāyā? ― Are you Assyrian?

See also

• ܐܵܪܵܐ (ārā)
• ܚܘܼ (ḥū)
• ܟܒ݂ܲܪ (kḇar)