ܬܟܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܟ ܠ (t k l)
3 terms

Probably the third person feminine active participle of ܬܵܟܹܠ (tākēl, “to trust”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [taːklɑː]
• (Barwari) IPA^(key): [taklɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tat͡ʃlɑː]

Particle

ܬܵܟܠܵܐ • (tāklā)

1. if only, I wish, would (would God) that...; expresses an unattainable wish

   ܬܵܟܠܵܐ ܕܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܠܟܸܣܠܝܼ ܬܸܡܵܠ!

   tāklā d-wē lōḵ lkislī timmāl!

   If only you had been with me yesterday!

   ܬܵܟܠܵܐ ܕܥܲܕܠܵܐ ܝܠܝܼܦ ܠܝܼ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ.

   tāklā d-ˁadlā līp lī hādaḵ qām ˁiddānā.

   I wish I already learned that before

Usage notes

• This term is given in a clause followed by ܕ- (d-).

Synonyms

• ܛܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭūḇā)