ܗܟ ܓܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [hɪt͡ʃ‿ɡɑːhɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [hɪt͡ʃejː]

Adverb

ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ • (hič gāhā)

1. (in negative constructions) ever; never

   ܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ ܡܫܵܘܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇، ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܒܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ. ― hammāšā mšāwḥartā ìlāh, hič gāhā b-ˁiddānā. ― She is always late, never on time.

2. (in positive constructions) ever

   ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܚܙܝܼܩ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܠܐܵܬܘܿܪ؟ ― hič gāhā ḥzīq lūḵ l-ātōr? ― Have you ever traveled to Assyria?

See also

• ܠܵܐ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ (lā lˁālam), ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ (min ˁālam)