ܩܕܡ ܗܕܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare the same formation in Classical Syriac ܩܕ݂ܵܡ ܗܵܟ݂ܲܢܵܐ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qaːm‿haːdax]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qamdax]

Adverb

ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ • (qām hādaḵ)

1. before, beforehand, before this time

   Antonym: ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (bāṯar hādaḵ)

   ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠܵܐ ܠܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܘܒܸܕ ܐܵܙܸܠ݇ܢ ܐܵܕ݂ ܩܲܝܛܵܐ

   lā ìwen zīlā l-āṯōr qām hādaḵ w-bid āzin āḏ qayṭā

   I haven’t been to Assyria before and I will go this summer.