Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܩ ܘ ܠ (q w l)
3 terms

Derived from the noun ܩܵܘܠܵܐ (qāwlā, vow, promise).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qawwɪl.]

Verb

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ܡܩܲܘܸܠ (mqawwil) (present participle ܡܩܲܘܘܼܠܹܐ (mqawūlē), past participle ܡܩܘܼܘܠܵܐ (mqūwlā))

  1. to vow, promise
    ܡܩܘܼܘܸܠ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ ܕܠܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܪܹܢ ܓܵܘ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܹܗ.mqūwil lī ilūh dlē ˁāḇrēn gāw šuḡlēh.I promised him that I wouldn’t interfere with his work.
    ܡܩܘܼܘܸܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܥܵܕ݂ܪܹܬ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ!mqūwil lūḵ dˁāḏrēt b-hānā!You promised to help with this!

Conjugation

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