ܕܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic דִּי לָא (dī lā), itself a calque of Akkadian ša lā; by surface analysis, ܕ- (d-, of) +‎ ܠܵܐ (, no), literally of no.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [dəlɑː]

Preposition

ܕܠܵܐ • (d-lā)

  1. without
    Synonyms: ܓܠܝܼܙ (glīz), ܒܠܲܝ (blay)
    Antonyms: ܥܲܡ (ˁam), ܡ̣ܢ (min), ܒ- (b-)
  2. (with an infinitive) used to negate transitive past participles
    ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐtarˁā d-lā pṯāḥāunopened door
    ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܨܲܦܘܿܝܹܐmayyā d-lā mṣapōyēunfiltered water.
    ܥܸܪܒܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܲܐܟ݂ܘܿܠܹܐˁirbā d-lā maˀḵōlēunfed sheep

Usage notes

  • Due to the adverbial nature of this term, is still retained inasmuch as it is possible for it to be followed by an independent personal pronoun, e.g.
    • ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂d-lā dīyōḵWithout you
    • ܕܠܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬd-lā atWithout you

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܠܵܐ
base form ܕܠܵܐ (d-lā)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܝܼ (d-lā dīyī) ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܲܢ (d-lā dīyan)
2nd person ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (d-lā dīyōḵ) ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (d-lā dīyāḵ) ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (d-lā dīyawḵōn)
3rd person ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܹܗ (d-lā dīyēh) ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܵܗ̇ (d-lā dīyāh) ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܗܘܿܢ (d-lā dīhōn)

Derived terms