ܕܗܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [dəawaː]

Pronoun

ܕܗ̇ܘ • (d-awa) m sg (plural ܕܐܵܢܝܼ (d-anī), feminine ܕܗ̇ܝ (d-aya))

1. (of) this, that

   ܗܲܒ݂ܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܩܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ. ― haḇl lāh qā d-awa yālā. ― Give it to this boy.

   ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܕܲܪܫܸܬ ܡܲܚܫܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ.

   kē māṣēt daršit maḥšḇānūtā gāw d-awa atrā.

   You can study accounting in this country.

Usage notes

• ܕܗ̇ܘ (d-awa) This is used as a demonstrative pronoun before an uninflected preposition, and it must come before the noun it describes.

See also

• ܕܐܵܗܵܐ (d-āhā)