ܕܝܢ
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Classical Syriac[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the older form ܐܳܕܺܝܢ not present in Syriac. Influenced heavily by Ancient Greek δέ (dé).
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
ܕܝܢ • (den)
- indicates a shift in topic, sometimes translated as: but, and, now, however but often left untranslated.
Usage notes[edit]
ܕܝܢ is a postpositive word that usually takes the second position in a clause, but may never interrupt a construct state possession. It never initiates a clause.
References[edit]
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) “ܕܝܢ”, in A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 90