ܡܘܕܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Probably a Univerbation of ܡܘܿܢ‎ (mon) +‎ ܗܝܼ‎ (hī) or Univerbation of ܡܵܐ‎ (mā) +‎ ܐܵܕܝܼ‎ (ādī) both Literally, “What is this?”.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [moːdiː]

Pronoun

ܡܘܿܕܝܼ • (modī)

  1. (interrogative) what?
    ‏ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂؟‎‎ ― modī ìleh šimmoḳ? ― What is your name? (to a male)
    ‏ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂؟‎‎ ― modī miroḳ? ― What did you say? (to a male)
    ‏ܝܵܥܢܹܐ ܡܘܿܕܝܼ؟‎‎ ― yāʿnē modī? ― What does it mean?

Derived terms
  • ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ‎ (qāmodī, “for what, why”)

See also
  • ܡܵܐ‎ (mā)
  • ܡܵܗܵܐ‎ (māhā)
  • ܩܲܝ‎ (qay, “why?”)

Interjection

ܡܘܿܕܝܼ • (modī)

  1. An expression of wonder or amazement.
  2. Response that confirms that the speaker is paying attention (usually said unhappily).

References
  1. https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=8MFJlgpeBtYC&pg=GBS.PA24&hl=en
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