ܡܘܡܟܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ممکن, from Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin, “possible”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mumkɪn.]

Adjective

ܡܘܼܡܟܸܢ • (mumkin)

  1. (impersonal, dialectal) possible, permitted, allowed; can, may
    Synonym: ܪܲܒܲܬ݂ (rabbaṯ)
    ܡܘܼܡܟܸܢ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܝܢ ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ؟ ― mumkin āṯēn qudmē? ― Can I come tomorrow?
    ܡܘܼܡܟܸܢ ܡܲܦܠܚܸܢ ܩܲܢܝܘܼܟ݂؟ ― mumkin maplḥin qanyōḵ? ― May I use your pen?

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