ܦܝܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܦ ܘ ܫ‎ (p w š)
6 terms

Etymology

Absolute state of ܦܝܼܫܵܐ‎ (pīšā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [piːʃ.]

Adverb

ܦܝܼܫ • (pīš)

  1. there is/are remaining
    ‏ܦܝܼܫ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ‎ ― pīš ḥamšā ḥabbūšē ― there are 5 apples remaining
    ‏ܠܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ‎ ― lā pīš nāšā ― there is no one remaining
    ‏ܦܝܼܫ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܚܲܕ݇‎ ― pīš wā balḥōḏ ḥa ― there was only one remaining
    ‏ܠܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ‎ ― lā pīš wā mēḵūltā ― there was not any food left
  2. used to indicate new habitual action
    ‏ܦܝܼܫ ܟܹܐ ܩܵܝܡܝܼܢ݇ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ‎ ― pīš kē qāymī qallūlā ― they’ve taken to getting up early now
  3. (with ܠܹܗ ܠ-‎ (lēh l-)) to have left/remaining or to do; still
    ‏ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܠܝܼ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܫ̈ܘܼܐܵܠܹܐ‎ ― pīš lēh lī arbˁā šūˀālē ― I have 4 questions remaining.; I still have 4 questions left.
    ‏ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܢ ܡܒܲܫܘܿܠܹܐ‎ ― pīš lēh lan mbašōlē ― We have cooking left to do.
  4. (with ܠܹܗ ܒ-‎ (lēh b-)) to now be able to do; to still be able to do
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