Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܦ ܘ ܫ (p w š)
6 terms

Etymology edit

Absolute state of ܦܝܼܫܵܐ (pīšā).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [piːʃ.]

Adverb edit

ܦܝܼܫ (pīš)

  1. there is/are remaining
    ܦܝܼܫ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐpīš ḥamšā ḥabūšēthere are 5 apples remaining
    ܠܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐpīš nāšāthere is no one remaining
    ܦܝܼܫ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܚܲܕ݇pīš wā balḥōḏ ḥathere was only one remaining
    ܠܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐpīš wā mēḵultāthere was not any food left
  2. used to indicate new habitual action
    ܦܝܼܫ ܟܹܐ ܩܵܝܡܝܼܢ݇ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐpīš kē qāymī qalūlāthey’ve taken to getting up early now
  3. (with ܠܹܗ ܠ- (lēh l-)) to have left/remaining or to do; still
    ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܠܝܼ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܫ̈ܘܼܐܵܠܹܐpīš lēh lī arbˁā šūˀālēI have 4 questions remaining.; I still have 4 questions left.
    ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܢ ܡܒܲܫܘܿܠܹܐpīš lēh lan mbašōlēWe have cooking left to do.
  4. (with ܠܹܗ ܒ- (lēh b-)) to now be able to do; to still be able to do