ܐܬܐ ܠ-

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːθeː‿l(ə)-]
  • IPA^(key): [ʔɑːθeː‿ʔɪl-] (at starting speech)

Verb

ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠ- • (āṯē l-) (present participle ܐ݇ܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܠ- (ṯāyā l-), past participle ܐܸܬ݂ܝܵܐ ܠ- (iṯyā l-))

1. Literally, “to come to”

   ܒܸܬ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܝܢ ܠܫܘܼܐܵܠܘܼܟ݂ ܒܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ. ― bit āṯēn l-šūˀālūḵ b-daqīqā. ― I’ll come to your question in a minute.

   ܬܵܐ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܝܼܘܸܬ ܡܫܘܼܠܡܵܐ. ― tā ilī īman d-īwet mšulmā. ― Come to me when you’re finished.

2. (with a progressive participle) to end up, turn out, come to

   ܨܲܘ̈ܠܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܐܵܬ݂ܲܝܢ݇ ܠܸܫܝܵܬܵܐ ― ṣawlī bit āṯay lišyātā ― My shoes will be thrown away. (literally, “My shoes will come to throwing.”)

   ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܕ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܸܓܡܵܪܵܐ. ― pulḥānā bid āṯē ligmārā. ― The work will be completed. (literally, “The work will come to completing.”)

3. (colloquial) used in expressing a desire or impulse, or lack thereof.

   ܣܵܘܕܹܗ ܒܹܐ݇ܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― sāwdēh bēṯāyā ìlēh ― He is pleased. (literally, “His enthusiasm is coming”)

   ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܪ̈ܲܚܡܘܿܗ̇ ― ṯē lēh l-raḥmōh ― She pitied him (literally, “He came to her pity.”)

See also

• ܡܵܛܹܐ ܠ- (māṭē l-)