ܐܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἆρᾰ (âra).
Pronunciation
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editܐܵܪܵܐ • (ārā)
- interrogative particle: starts a yes-or-no question expecting a negative answer
- ܐܵܪܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܝܼܘܸܬ ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ؟ ― ārā at īwet āṯōrāyā? ― Are you Assyrian?
- ܐܵܪܵܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ? ― ārā awa ìlēh āḵāˀ? ― Is he here?
- ܚܸܕ݂ܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ، ܐܵܪܵܐ ܐܹܝܢ؟ ― ḥiḏyā ìwet idyōm, ārā ēn? ― You’re happy today, aren’t you?