ܗܘܗܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Univerbation of ܗܵܘ (hāw, “He”) + ܗܵܐ (hā, “Behold”). The dialects which give this the near deixis meaning “this” may have done so under the influence of Northern Kurdish awa (“this”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [haːwhaː]
- (Barwari) IPA(key): [ʔawwa]
- (Derabun) IPA(key): [ʔoːha]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔaːwa]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔavvaː]
Pronoun
ܗܲܘܗܵܐ • (hawhā) m sg (feminine ܗܲܝܗܵܐ (hayhā))
Derived terms
- ܐܝܼܗܲܘܗܵܐ (īhawhā, far deixis pronoun)
- ܗܲܘܵܗ݇ܗܵܐ (hawwāhā, far deixis pronoun)