ܐܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic אֵן (ʾen), from Proto-Semitic *šim; compare Arabic إِن (ʔin) and Hebrew אִם (im).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪn]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔɪn] (preceding a consonant and a vowel)
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [nɪ] (preceding two consonants)
Conjunction
ܐܸܢ • (in)
- (conditional) if
- ܐܸܢ ܕܵܪܫܹܬ، ܒܸܬ ܡܲܢܬܹܝܬ ― in dāršēt, bit mantēt ― If you study, you will succeed.
- ܐܸܢ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܩܘܼܕܡܹܐ، ܡܲܝܬܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂.
- in ṯē lōḵ qudmē, maytī ḥačā zūzē ˁamōḵ.
- If you come tomorrow, bring some money with you.
See also
- ܐܸܠܘܼ (ilū)