Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܓ ܘ ܐ (g w ˀ)
9 terms

Etymology

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From the construct state of ܓܵܘܵܐ (gāwā, inside, literally inside of).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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ܓܵܘ (gāw)

  1. in, inside, within
    ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ݂ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.yaˁqōḇ gāw madraštā ìlēh.Jacob is in the school.
    ܒܲܝܬܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ.baytūṯī kē ˁāmrā gāw alqōš.My family lives in Alqosh.
  2. in with, among, together with
    ܐܝܼܬ ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܩܠܵܐ.īt dahḇā gāw īlānē d-ḥaqlā.There is gold among the trees of the field.
    ܩܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܓܵܘܲܢ ܕܡܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܦܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܡܘܼܚܫܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܥܲܬܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܒܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ
    qīm lhōn gāwan dmūtā d-malpānē w-muḥšiḇ lhōn d-ˁatīrē ìnā b-liššānā
    They rose amongst us the likeness of teachers and taught themselves rich in the language.

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