ܩܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qɑː]
Preposition
ܩܵܐ • (qā)
- for: directed at; intended to belong to
- ܐܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂. ― itlī ḥa mindī qātoḵ. ― I have something for you.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Inflection of ܩܵܐ (qā)
| Base Form | ܩܵܐ (qā) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun including forms | singular | plural | |
| m | f | ||
| 1st person | ܩܵܬܝܼ (qātī) |
ܩܵܬܲܢ (qātan) | |
| 2nd person | ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (qātuḵ) |
ܩܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qātāḵ) |
ܩܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qātāwḵon) |
| 3rd person | ܩܵܬܹܗ (qātēh) |
ܩܵܬܵܗ̇ (qātāh) |
ܩܵܬܗܘܿܢ (qāthon) |
Conjunction
ܩܵܐ • (qā)
- 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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