ܠܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [lemɑː], [ləmɑː]

Adverb

ܠܡܵܐ • (lemā)

1. (interrogative) why, for what

   ܠܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ؟ ― lemā ṯē lūḵ laˀḵā? ― Why did you come here?

   ܠܡܵܐ ܓܵܘܢܵܐ ܕܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ؟ ― lemā gāwnā d-šmayyā zrōqā ìlēh? ― Why is the sky blue?

Synonyms

• ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ (qāmōdī)
• ܩܲܝ (qay)