ܒܟܠ ܕܐܟܝ ܕܗܘܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “In all means that it may be”

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [bəkul.‿dɑːxiː‿dəhɑwːjɑː]

Adverb

ܒܟܠ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ • (b-kul dāḵī d-hāwyā)

  1. anyway, either way, regardless, however, after all
    ܒܟܠ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ، ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܝܼܕܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܠܵܐ ܝܕܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ.
    b-kul dāḵī d-hāwyā, mqawmā dīdīˁ lhōn ḥa mindī d-awa lā dīˁ lēh.
    After all, maybe they knew something he didn't.
    ܬܦܲܝܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܵܠܝܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ ܒܟܠ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ.
    tpayyā lē ìlēh mālyānā qā siṯwā b-kul dāḵī d-hāwyā.
    The stove isn’t enough for the winter anyway.
  2. used to indicate change of subject
    Synonym: ܘܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ (w-sāḵā)
    ܗܸܫ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܪܵܬܝܼ. ܒܟܠ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ، ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ؟
    hiš lē ìwen šmīˁā min brātī. b-kul dāḵī d-hāwyā, at šmīˁ lūḵ min yōḥannān?
    I still haven’t heard from my daughter. Anyway, have you heard from John?
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