ܗܘܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish ھاوار (hewar)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɑːwɑrː]

Interjection

ܗܵܘܵܪ • (hāwār)

1. help! (an expression that one desperately needs assistance)
2. an expression of exhaustion due to injustice

   ܐܵܝ ܗܵܘܵܪ! ܐܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܫܘܼܠܵܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܕܹܢ ܐܸܕܝܵܘܡ.

   āy hāwār! īt lī rābā šūlā d-ˁāḇdēn idyāwm.

   Alas! I have so much work to do today.

Derived terms

• ܗܲܝܸܪ (hayyir, “to help”)
• ܗܲܘܸܪ (hawwir, “to shout”)