Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Persian لازم (lâzem) or Arabic لَازِم (lāzim, necessary, urgent, unavoidable)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ܠܵܙܸܡ (lāzim)

  1. (dialectal, slang) must, have to, should
    Synonym: ܓܵܪܲܓ (gārag)
    ܦܲܚܲܠܬܵܐ ܠܵܙܸܡ ܙܵܠܝܼ!paḥḥaltā lāzim zālī!Sorry I have to go!
    ܠܵܙܸܡ ܩܵܝܡܹܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐlāzim qāymēn wāI had to get up.

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