ܡܘ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܡܵܐ (mā)
Etymology
From the older form ܡܘܿܢ (mōn), Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]. Compare Turoyo ܡܷܢ (mën), Mlahsö ܡܘܢ (mun), Arabic مَا (mā), مَاذَا (māḏā) and Hebrew מָה (má).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [moː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [mu] (fossilized in certain phrases)
Pronoun
ܡܘܿ • (mō)
- (interrogative) what?
Derived terms
- ܩܵܐ ܡܘܿ (qā mō, “why”)