ܗܟ ܓܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hɪt͡ʃ‿ɡɑːhɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [hɪt͡ʃejː]

Adverb

ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ • (hič gāhā)

  1. (in negative constructions) ever; never
    ܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ ܡܫܵܘܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇، ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܒܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ.
    hammāšā mšāwḥartā ìlāh, hič gāhā b-ˁiddānā.
    She is always late, never on time.
  2. (in positive constructions) ever
    ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܚܙܝܼܩ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܠܐܵܬܘܿܪ؟
    hič gāhā ḥzīq lōḵ l-ātōr?
    Have you ever traveled to Assyria?

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