ܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qɑː]

Preposition

ܩܵܐ • (qā)

  1. for: directed at; intended to belong to
    ‏ܐܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂.‎‎ ― itlī ḥa mindī qātoḵ. ― I have something for you.
  2. for: in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc.
    ‏ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܕܹܢ، ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܹܢ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂.‎‎ ― kul mindī d-ʿāḇdēn, kē ʿāḇdēn qātoḵ. ― Everything I do, I do for you.
    ‏ܒܸܬ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܲܚ ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܡܲܪܝܲܡ‎ ― bit ʿāḇdaḥ mištutā qā maryam. ― We're having a party for Maryam.
  3. for: to be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose
    ‏ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܙܹܓܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܲܪܵܓ݂ܬܝܼ.‎‎ ― āhā ìleh zēgā ḥadtā qā daraḡtī. ― This is a new bell for my bicycle.
    ‏ܟܹܥܟܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܩܵܐ ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܐ ܕܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ.‎‎ ― kēʿkā ìleh qā ʿēdā d-māwlādā d-tomā. ― The cake is for Thomas' birthday.
    ‏ܐܲܢܹܐ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܬܵܐ. ܐܲܢܹܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ ܩܵܐ ܪܲܦܵܝܬܵܐ.‎‎ ― anē ḥabušē laḵā ìnā qā ḵāltā, anē ḥēnē qā rapāytā. ― These apples here are for eating. The rest are for throwing away.
    ‏ܐܵܗܵܐ ܕܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܫܥܵܠܘܼܟ݂ ܝܠܹܗ.‎‎ ― āhā darmānā qā šʿāloḵ īlēh. ― This medicine is for your cough.
  4. for over a period of time
    ‏ܥܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.‎‎ ― ʿmīrā ìwen laḵā qā tlātā šinnē. ― I've lived here for three years.
  5. for in order to obtain or acquire
    ‏ܐܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܡܫܲܡܵܐܐ ܕܵܠܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ.‎‎ ― itlī ḥamšamaʾ dālārē qā d-ayā radāytā ʿatīqtā. ― I got five hundred pounds for that old car!
    ‏ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܬ ܠܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܒܹܥܹ̈ܐ؟‎‎ ― māṣēyt āzēt l-dikānā qā bēʿē? ― Can you go to the store for some eggs?
    ‏ܡܲܙܝܘܼܕܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ.‎‎ ― mazyudē ìwen zuzē qā radāytā. ― I'm saving up for a car.
    ‏ܠܵܐ ܣܵܦܪܹܬ ܩܵܐ ܓܘܼܝܵܒ݂ܵܐ‎ ― lā sāprēt qā guyāwā. ― Don't wait for an answer.
    ‏ܩܵܐ ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܩܵܡ ܒܲܩܸܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟‎‎ ― qā modī qam baqir loḵ? ― What did he ask you for?

Inflection

Conjunction

ܩܵܐ • (qā)

  1. in order that, for, so that used to indicate purpose [+ ܕ-‎ (object)]
    ‏ܟܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܩܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܟܸܢܫܵܐ.‎‎
    klīlāh qā d-ḥāzyā min bār kinšā.
    She stood in order to see over the crowd.
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