ܡܩܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܘ ܡ (q w m)
12 terms

Literally, “It may happen that”, from the third person feminine of ܡܩܲܘܸܡ (mqawwim).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [məqaw.mɑː]

Adverb

ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ • (mqawmā)

  1. maybe, perhaps [with ܕ- (d-) ‘that’ or ܡ̣ܢ (min) ‘from’]
    Synonyms: ܟܒ݂ܲܪ (kḇar), ܣܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (sḇīrā), ܓܵܕ݂ܫܵܐ (gāḏšā), (dialectal) ܒܲܠܟܹܐ (balkē)
    ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܕܝܼܘܸܢ ܛܥܝܼܫܵܐ. ― mqawmā d-d-īwen ṭˁīšā. ― Maybe I made a mistake.
    ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܲܬܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܲܣ ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܗܲܝ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ.
    lā ìwen ḥatīṯā bas mqawmā d-hay bit kāṯrā hal yarḥē.
    I’m not certain but perhaps this will continue for months.
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