ܩܝ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Related to Classical Syriac ܟܲܝ (kay, “interrogative enclitic, rhetorical and/or expressing uncertainty”). Also found in Turoyo ܩܰܝ (qai).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ܩܲܝ • (qay)
- (interrogative) why?, for what?
- ܩܲܝ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ܠܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ؟ ― qay ṯē lōḵ l-āḵā? ― Why did you come here?
- (fused relative) The cause, reason, or purpose for which
- ܐ݇ܡܘܿܪ ܠܹܗ ܩܲܝ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂ ― mōr lēh qay ṯē lōḵ ― Tell him why you came.
Particle[edit]
ܩܲܝ • (qay)
- interrogative enclitic, rhetorical and/or expressing uncertainty
- ܩܲܝ ܚܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܕܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܒܸܦܪܵܡܝܼ؟ ― qay ḥmārā ìwet d-lā ìwet biprāmī? ― Why-, are you a donkey that you aren’t understanding me?
- ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܒܵܒܹܗ ܩܲܝ؟ ܣܓ݂ܝܼ ܪܲܒܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ― lā ìwet bābēh qay? sḡī rabī lēh at ― Why, aren’t you his father? You go educate him.
- ܠܵܐ ܩܸܡ ܐܵܡܪܸܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ ܩܲܝ ܬܸܡܵܠܝ؟ ― lā qim āmrin lāḵ qay timmāl? ― Why, didn’t I tell you yesterday?
- ܠܲܝܬ ܒܘܿܟ݂ ܩܲܝ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܝܬ؟ ― layt bōḵ qay āṯēt? ― Why, can’t you come?
- ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܠܲܝܢ݇ ܩܲܝ ܙܘܼ̈ܙܹܐ ܕܙܵܒ݂ܢܲܚ ܠܹܗ؟ ― lā kē mālay qay zūzē dzāḇnaḥ lēh? ― Why, is our money not enough to buy it?
- particle used for expressing and stating addition information
- ܩܲܝ ܦܲܘܠܘܿܣ، ܟܠܝܘܿܡ ܓܹܢ݇ܒܹܗ ܒܸܥܕ݂ܵܪܹܗ ― qay pawlōs, klyōm gēbēh biˁḏārēh ― Also even Paul, who is with him helping him daily.