ܒܩܕܡܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Root
ܩ ܕ ܡ (q d m)
9 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bqamaːjtaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [bqameːθa], [pqameːθa]

Phrase

ܒܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ • (bqammāytā)

1. at first, initially

   ܒܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܟ݂ܦܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܸܢܗܘܿܢ ― bqammāytā kē nāḵpin wā minhōn ― At first I used to be shy from them.

2. back then, in the olden times

   ܒܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܸܥ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ ― bqammāytā lā ḥa lā kē yāḏiˁ wā lī ― Back then, nobody used to know me.

   ܒܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܟܘܼܠܗܹܝܢ ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ ܟܹܐ ܙܵܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ― bqammāytā kulhēn niššē dmāṯan kē zāqrī wā ― In the olden times, all the women in our village used to weave.