ܗܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܫ- (š-)

Etymology

Dissimilated from ܗܵܫܵܐ (hāšā, “now”) or Borrowed from Northern Kurdish hej (“still, yet”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

ܗܸܫ • (hiš)

  1. (aspect) still, up to a time, as in the preceding time
    ܗܸܫ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠܵܐ؟ ― hiš lā ìwet zīlā? ― You still haven’t left?
    ܗܸܫ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ ― hiš īṯ ḥa ḥrēnā ― there’s still one more.
  2. yet, thus far, up to the present
    ܗܸܫ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܸܛܝܵܐ ― hiš lā ìlēh miṭyā ― He has not arrived yet.

Synonyms

  • (all senses): ܗܵܠܵܐ (hālā), ܗܲܠ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ (hal ādīyā)
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