Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪllaː‿maː]

Adverb edit

ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡܵܐ (illā mā)

  1. otherwise what?, then what?, what other than this?
    ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡܵܐ ܒܸܕ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܲܚ܉
    illā mā bid ˁāḇḏaḥ܉
    What else are we going to do?; What choice do we have?
    (may be asked rhetorically)
  2. of course, surely, obviously
  3. I know, right?