ܐܝ-

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Derived from ܗܝ (“her, this”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [iː]

Prefix

ܐܝܼ- • (ī-)

1. prefix on adverbs indicating preciseness.

   ‎ܐܝ- (ī-) + ‎ܬܲܡܵܐ (tammā, “there”) → ‎-ܐܝܼܬܲܡܵܐ (-ītammā, “right over there”)

   ‎ܐܝ- (ī-) + ‎ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ (āḵā, “here”) → ‎ܐܝܼܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ (īˀāḵā, “right here”)

   ‎ܐܝ- (ī-) + ‎ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (hādaḵ, “like this”) → ‎ܐܝܼܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (īhādaḵ, “just like this”)

   ‎ܐܝ- (ī-) + ‎ܗ̇ܘܗܵܐ (hwhā, “that one”) → ‎ܐܝܼܗ̇ܘܗܵܐ (īhwhā, “that one over there”)

   ‎ܐܝ- (ī-) + ‎ܗ̇ܝܗܵܐ (hihā, “that one”) → ‎ܐܝܼܗ̇ܝܗܵܐ (īhihā, “that one over there”)

Usage notes

• In derived terms, word stress will always fall on this prefix, which is the first syllable (rather than normal penultimate stress).

See also

• -ܗܵܐ (-hā)