ܡܩܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܩ ܘ ܡ (q w m)
10 terms

From the third person feminine of ܡܩܲܘܸܡ (mqawwim, literally “it may happen that”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [məqaw.mɑː]

Adverb

ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ • (mqawmā)

  1. maybe, perhaps [+ ܕ- (object) = that] or [+ ܡ̣ܢ (object) = from]
    Synonyms: ܒܲܠܟܵܐ (balkā), ܟܒ݂ܲܪ (kḇar), ܣܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (sḇīrā), ܓܵܕ݂ܫܵܐ (gāḏšā)
    ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܸܢ ܛܥܝܼܫܵܐ. ― mqawmā d-īwen ṭˁīšā. ― Maybe I made a mistake.
    ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܲܬܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܵܣ ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ.
    lē ìwen ḥatīṯā bās mqawmā d-aya bit kāṯrā hal yarḥē.
    I’m not certain but perhaps this will continue for months.
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