ܡܢ ܥܠܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܡܸܢ (min, “by, from”) +‎ ܥܸܠܲܬ (ˁillat, “the cause of”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɪn.‿ʕɪl.laθ]

Preposition

ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ • (min ˁillaṯ)

  1. because of, due to, on account of
    ܡܒܘܼܛܸܠ ܠܲܢ ܚܙܘܼܩܝܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ.
    mbūṭil lan ḥzuqyā min ˁillaṯ miṭrā.
    We canceled the trip because of the rain.
    ܛܘܼܝܵܣܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܛܹܐ ܡܫܘܼܘܚܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ ܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ ܬܲܠܓܵܝܵܐ.
    ṭuyyāsā bit māṭē mšūwḥrāˀīṯ min ˁillaṯ ˁalˁālā talgāyā.
    The flight will arrive late due to a snow storm.
    ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ ܓܢܵܗܵܐ ܒܸܪܩܵܝܬܵܐ، ܡܣܲܠܩܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܦܠܵܚܵܐ.
    min ˁillaṯ gnāhā birqāytā, msalqānā lā ìlēh biplāḥā.
    Due to an electrical fault, the elevator is not working.

Usage notes

  • This is usually used for a negative cause that has had unwanted consequences.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂
base form ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ (min ˁillaṯ)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܬ݂ܝܼ (min ˁilṯī) ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܬ݂ܲܢ (min ˁilṯan)
2nd person ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (min ˁilṯōḵ) ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (min ˁilṯāḵ) ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (min ˁilṯawḵōn)
3rd person ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܬ݂ܹܗ (min ˁilṯēh) ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (min ˁilṯāh) ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (min ˁillaṯhōn)

Synonyms

  • ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕ- (b-ay d-), ܡܸܢ ܕ- (min d-), ܒܪܹܝܫ (brēš, literally “on the head of”)

See also

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