ܩܪܬܐ ܝܠܗ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (īlāh qarṯā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qarrθaː‿jlaːh]

Phrase

ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ • (qarṯā ìlāh)

1. It is cold (literally, “She/It is (the) cold”)

Usage notes

Possessive pronouns added to this phrase are the way to express feeling cold, e.g ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܩܲܪܬ݂ܝܼ (īlāh qarṯī, “I am cold”, literally “she (it) is my cold”).

See also

• ܚܸܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ (ḥimmā ìlēh, “It is hot”)
• ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ (šimšā ìlēh, “It is sunny”)
• ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ (miṭrā ìlāh, “It is rainy”)
• ܦܲܘܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ (pawḥā ìlēh, “It is windy”)