ܡܐܝܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܡܵܐ (mā, “what”) +‎ ܐܲܝܟ݂ (ayḵ, “like, as”); Literally, “That which is like”. Compare similar in Arabic كَمَا (kamā) and Hebrew כְּמוֹ (k'mó).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məʔex.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [max.]

Preposition

ܡܐܲܝܟ݂ • (mˀayḵ)

1. like, as

   ܗܲܡܙܸܡ ܡܐܲܝܟ݂ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ! ― hamzim mˀayḵ nāšē! ― Speak nicely! (literally, “Speak like humans!”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܐܲܝܟ݂ (mˀayḵ)

Base Form			ܡܐܲܝܟ݂ (mˀayḵ)
Personal-pronoun including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܝܼ (mˀaḵwātī)		ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܲܢ (mˀaḵwātan)
2nd person	ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (mˀaḵwātūḵ)	ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (mˀaḵwātāḵ)	ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mˀaḵwātāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܹܗ (mˀaḵwātēh)	ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܵܗ̇ (mˀaḵwātāh)	ܡܐܲܟ݂ܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (mˀaḵwāthōn)