ܐܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

ܗܹܐ‎ (hē)

Etymology

From Aramaic אֵין‎ (ʾēn)

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [ʔeːn]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔeː]
(Urmian) IPA^(key): [heː]

Interjection

ܐܹܝܢ • (ēn)

yes
Synonym: ܗܹܐ‎ (hē)

Antonym: ܠܵܐ‎ (lā)
alright, okay
Synonyms: ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (ṭāḇā), ܨܦܵܝܝܼ‎ (ṣpāyī)

See also

ܟܒ݂ܲܪ‎ (kḇar)
ܩܵܘܡܵܐ‎ (qāwmā)

Particle

ܐܹܝܢ • (ēn)

(formal) introduces a positive yes-no question
‏ܐܹܝܢ ܦܬܝܼܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܟܵܘܬܵܐ؟‎‎ ― ēn ptīḥ lōḵ kāwtā? ― Did you open the window?

‏ܐܹܝܢ ܐܵܫܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ؟‎‎ ― ēn āšōrāyā ìwet? ― Are you Assyrian?

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