ܗܠ

Disputed:

• Related to Classical Syriac ܠܗܲܠ (l-hal, “afar, beyond”).
• Also proposed is a Univerbation of ܗܵܐ (hā) +‎ ܠ- (l-).
• Also proposed to be derived from ܗܵܠܵܐ (hālā, “still”), ultimately Arabic.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hal.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ħal.], [hal.], [hɪl.], [wɪl.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [hal.]

ܗܲܠ • (hal)

1. until, till, up until

   ܗܲܠ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܦܸܬ݂ܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܩܲܝܵܡܵܐ؟

   hal īman piṯqā ìlēh qayyāmā?

   When is the voucher valid till?

2. by (a time): before or on.

   ܗܲܠ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܡܲܩܪܸܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇؟

   hal īman wālē d-maqriḇ lāh?

   When do I have to submit it by?

3. to used in expressing a range.

   ܡܢܝܼ ܡܸܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܗܲܠ ܥܸܣܪܵܐ. ― mnī min ḥa hal ˁisrā. ― Count from one to ten.

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܐ݇ܓܵܪܹܐ.

   īṯ kṯāḇē bēpalgā d-tawwānā min arˁā hal gārē.

   There are books all over the room from the floor to the roof.

• ܥܲܕ (ˁad)