ܕܐܟܝ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Univerbation of ܕ (d-) + ܐܲܝܟ݂ (ayḵ, “as”), from Aramaic אַיךּ (ayk). In Old Aramaic, אַיךּ (ayk) was used in the adverbial sense of “how”. Compare also Hebrew אֵיךְ (éykh, “how”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ • (dāḵī)
- (interrogative) how
- Synonym: ܡܵܛܸܒ݂ (māṭiḇ)
- ܕܵܐܟ݂ ܝܼܘܸܬ
- dāḵ īwet
- How are you?
- (interrogative) what sort, kind
- (usually with the final yod, polite) what was that?, excuse me?, what?, come again?
- ܕܐܲܟ݂ܝܼ؟ ܠܵܐ ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐ ܠܝܼ ― d-aḵī? lā šmīˁā lī ― What was that? I didn’t hear it.
- (usually without the final yod) of course, surely, duh
- ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ؟ ܕܸܟ݂ ― basīmā ìlēh? diḵ ― Is it tasty? Of course!