Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܗ ܘ ܐ (h w ˀ)
8 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the verb ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē, to be, happen).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hawwiːʔɑː]

Adjective

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ܗܲܘܝܼܐܵܐ (hawīˀā) (feminine ܗܲܘܝܼܐܬܵܐ (hawītā), plural ܗܲܘܝܼܐܹ̈ܐ (hawīˀē))

  1. existing, being
    ܟܹܐ ܥܵܕ݂ܪܲܚ ܒܵܢܲܚ ܬܲܪ̈ܡܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܗܲܘܝܼܐܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܢ ܚܲܕܬܹ̈ܐ.kē ˁāḏraḥ bānaḥ tarmyāṯē hawīˀē yan ḥadtē.We help build existing or new projects.
  2. to exist, be
    ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܗܲܘܝܼܐܵܐìlēh hawīˀāIt doesn’t exist
    ܬܸܪ̈ܘܵܝܗܝ ܚܘܼܒܵܐ ܘܣܸܢܐܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܲܘܝܼܐܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ.tirwāyh ḥubbā w-sinˀṯā hawīˀē ìnā ādīyā.Both love and hatred exist now.
    ܐܵܗܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܗܲܘܝܼܐܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ.āhā wīyā wā hawīˀā min šurrāyā.This has existed since the beginning.

Usage notes

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  • (to exist): While ܗܲܘܝܼܐܵܐ (hawīˀā) is an adjective, it is used in much the same way as a present-tense verb.

Synonyms

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