ܘ-

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Aramaic וְ־ (wə-), from Proto-Semitic *wa; compare Arabic وَ- (wa-), Hebrew וְ־ (ve-).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [w(ə)] (following a vowel)
  • IPA(key): [u(ː)] (following a consonant)
  • IPA(key): [ʔu(ː)] (start of speech)

Conjunction

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ܘ- (w-)

  1. and
    ܟܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܸܢ ܡܲܣܬܵܐ ܘܟܸܠܹܝܟ̰ܹ̈ܐI eat yoghurt and killeche.
  2. while, when, as, then
    ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܒܓܲܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܘܐܵܢܵܐ ܕܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ
    He entered the house while I was asleep.
    ܐܸܟ݂ܘܿܠ ܘܦܘܼܡܘܿܟ݂ ܐܲܛܝܼܡܵܐEat while your mouth is closed.
  3. various other senses: yet, also, for, but, however, since, because, that, in order that, or, even, again

Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *wa. Compare Arabic وَ- (wa-), Hebrew וְ־ (wə-).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [w(ə)-] (preceding a consonant and vowel)
  • IPA(key): [wa-] (preceding a two-consonant cluster)

Conjunction

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ܘ- (wə-, wa-)

  1. and
  2. while, when, as, then
  3. various other senses: yet, also, for, but, however, since, because, that, in order that, or, even, again

See also

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References

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  • w_”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-01-04
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 81a-b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 107a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 357a