ܕܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܕ- (d-, “of”) +‎ ܠܵܐ (lā, “no”), literally “of no”. Compare Aramaic דִּי לָא (dī lā).

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 ܦܬ݂ܵܚܵܐ ― tarˁā d-lā pṯāḥā ― unopened door
    ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܨܲܦܘܿܝܹܐ ― mayyā d-lā mṣapōyē ― unfiltered water.
    ܥܸܪܒܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܲܐܟ݂ܘܿܠܹܐ ― ˁirbā d-lā maˀḵōlē ― unfed 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 ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ ― d-lā dīyūḵ ― Without you
    • ܕܠܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ― d-lā at ― Without you

Inflection

Derived terms

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