ܟܐ

From the older form ܟܵܐ*‎ (kāˀ*). Compare Turoyo ܟܳܐ‎ (kō).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [keː]
• (Ashiret) IPA^(key): [iː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [k.]

  (Zakho) IPA^(key): [ɡ., k.]

• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiː], [t͡ʃə]

ܟܹܐ • (kē)

1. a verbal prefix that when placed before the subjunctive of the verb indicates the indicative mode, the sign of the habitual and historic present and imperfect
   1. (auxiliary) Used to express the present tense

      ‏ܟܹܐ ܐܵܙܹܠ‎ ― kē āzēl ― He goes

   2. (auxiliary, used with ܗ݇ܘܵܐ‎ (wā)) Used to express the imperfect tense

      ‏ܟܹܐ ܐܵܙܹܠ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ'‎‎ ― He used to go.

   3. (auxiliary, with ܠܵܐ‎ (lā)) Used to indicate a future non-occurring action; won’t

      ‏ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܸܢ ܠܹܗ‎ ― lā kē āḵlin lēh ― I will not eat it.

• The function of this particle differs by dialect. In some dialects, it is unnecessary to use and merely adds emphasis or clarification, while in others in must be used or is used in clear, non-slang speech.
• In some dialects, when combined after ܠܵܐ‎ (lā, “no”), yields ܠܹܐ‎ (lē)

ܟܐ • (21)

1. number twenty-one (21)