ܠܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [lemɑː], [ləmɑː]

Adverb

ܠ ܡܵܐ‎ • (lemā)

(interrogative) why, for what
‏ܠܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ؟‎‎ ― lemā ṯē lūḵ laˀḵā? ― Why did you come here?

‏ܠܡܵܐ ܓܵܘܢܵܐ ܕܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ؟‎‎ ― lemā gāwnā d-šmayyā zrōqā ìlēh? ― Why is the sky blue?

Synonyms

ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ‎ (qāmōdī)
ܩܲܝ‎ (qay)

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