-ܗ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic ־ֵה (-ēh), analogical consonantism after the independent personal pronoun הוּ (hū); cognate to Hebrew ־וֹ (-ó) and Arabic ـهُ (-hu)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [-eːh]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [-eːh], [-eħ]

Particle

-ܹܗ • (-ēh)

  1. attached to prepositions to indicate a male or masculine object in the 3rd person; him, it
    ܐܸܠܹܗ ― ilēh ― to him
    ܥܲܡܹܗ ― ˁamēh ― with him
  2. attached to nouns to indicate possession by a male or masculine noun in the 3rd person; his, its
    ܒܪܵܬܹܗ ― brātēh ― his daughter
  3. attached to progressive verbs to indicate an action being directed to a male or masculine noun in the 3rd person
    ܗ̇ܝ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܸܙܒ݂ܵܢܹܗ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ― aya ìlāh bizḇānēh mēḵultā ― She is buying him food.
  4. attached to passive and past participles to indicate an action being directed to a male or masculine noun in the 3rd person
    ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ― wē lēh mīrēh ― He has told him.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Aramaic ־ָהּ (-āh), analogical consonantism after the independent personal pronoun הִי (hī); cognate to Hebrew ־ָהּ (-áh) and Arabic ـهَا (-hā)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [-aːh]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [-aːh], [-aħ]

Particle

-ܵܗ̇ • (-āh)

  1. attached to prepositions to indicate a female or feminine object in the 3rd person; her, it
    ܐܸܠܵܗ̇ ― ilāh ― to her
    ܥܲܡܵܗ̇ ― ˁamāh ― with her
  2. attached to nouns to indicate possession by a female or feminine noun in the 3rd person; her, its
    ܟܲܠܒܵܗ̇ ― kalbāh ― her dog
  3. attached to progressive verbs to indicate an action being directed to a female or feminine noun in the 3rd person
    ܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܸܒܢܵܝܵܗ̇ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ― īnā bibnāyāh baytā ― They are building her a house.
  4. attached to passive and past participles to indicate an action being directed to a female or feminine noun in the 3rd person
    ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ― wē lēh ḵīlāh ― He has eaten it (her)
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