ܠܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [lemɑː], [ləmɑː]

Adverb

ܠܡܵܐ • (lemā)

  1. (interrogative) why, for what
    ܠܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ؟ ― lemā ṯē lōḵ laˀḵā? ― Why did you come here?
    ܠܡܵܐ ܓܵܘܢܵܐ ܕܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ؟
    lemā gāwnā d-šmayyā zrōqā ìlēh?
    Why is the sky blue?

Synonyms

  • ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ (qāmōdī)
  • ܩܲܝ (qay)
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