ܗܘܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Univerbation of ܗܵܘ (hāw, He) +‎ ܗܵܐ (, Behold). The dialects which give this the near deixis meaning “this” may have done so under the influence of Northern Kurdish awa (this).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ܗܲܘܗܵܐ • (hawhām sg (feminine ܗܲܝܗܵܐ (hayhā))

  1. medium deixis pronoun: that one, that
  2. (dialectal) near deixis pronoun: this one, this

Derived terms

  • ܐܝܼܗܲܘܗܵܐ (īhawhā, far deixis pronoun)
  • ܗܲܘܵܗ݇ܗܵܐ (hawwāhā, far deixis pronoun)