Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [dəawaː]

Pronoun edit

ܕܗ̇ܘ (d-awam sg (plural ܕܐܵܢܝܼ (d-anī), feminine ܕܗ̇ܝ (d-aya))

  1. (of) this, that
    ܗܲܒ݂ܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܩܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ.haḇl lāh qā d-awa yālā.Give it to this boy.
    ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܕܲܪܫܸܬ ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ.
    kē māṣēt daršit maḥšḇānūtā gāw d-awa atrā.
    You can study accounting in this country.

Usage notes edit

  • ܕܗ̇ܘ (d-awa) This is used as a demonstrative pronoun before an uninflected preposition, and it must come before the noun it describes.

See also edit