ܙܝ

• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ziː]

ܙܝܼ • (zī)

1. Used to form a present progressive tense with a future aspect.

   ‏ܙܝܼ ܐܵܡܪܹܢ ܠܹܗ‎ ― zī āmrēn lēh ― I am going to tell him

2. (with ܗ݇ܘܵܐ‎ (wā)) Entails a past progressive action that preceded an ensuing occurrence or action in the past.

   ‏ܙܝܼ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܝܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܪܲܡ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܝܼ ܫܩܝܼܠܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ ― zī āṯēn wā bram raddāytī šqīlā lhon ― I was going to come but they took my car.

In dialects which use this word, this word corresponds to “going to” in English, while the word ܒ-‎ (b-) corresponds to “will” or “would”. For example- ܒܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܢ‎ (b-āḵlēn, “I will eat”) but ܙܝܼ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܢ‎ (zī āḵlēn, “I am going to eat”).

This word may stay as ܙܝܼ‎ (zī) or optionally be conjugated as a verb with irregular forms in which it specifically means “I am going to”, “You are going to”, etc.

• ܒܸܬ‎ (bit)