ܗܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حالا (hâlâ), from Arabic حَالًا (ḥālan), adverbial accusative of حَال (ḥāl).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hɑːlɑː]

Preposition

ܗܵܠܵܐ • (hālā)

  1. still, yet.
    ܗܵܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܬ ܠܝܼ؟ ― hālā kē maḥḥibit lī? ― Do you still love me?
    ܗܵܠܵܐ ܥܸܪܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ. ܒܸܥܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ.
    hālā ˁiryā ìlēh miṭrā l-baddar. biˁrāyā ìwā qām ḥamšā daqīqē.
    Is it still raining outside? It was raining five minutes ago.

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