ܡܢ ܥܠܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܡ̣ܢ‎ (min, “by, from”) +‎ ܥܸܠܲܬ‎ (ʿillat, “the cause of”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mɪn.‿ʕɪl.lat.]

Preposition

ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ‎ • (min ʿillat)

  1. because of, due to, on account of
    ‏ܒܘܼܛܸܠ ܠܲܢ ܚܙܘܼܩܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ.‎‎
    buṭil lan ḥzuqyā min ʿillat miṭrā.
    We canceled the trip because of the rain.
    ‏ܛܘܼܝܵܣܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܛܹܐ ܡܫܵܘܚܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ ܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ ܬܲܠܓܵܝܵܐ.‎‎
    ṭuyāsā bit māṭē mšāwḥrāʾīṯ min ʿillat ʿalʿālā talgāyā.
    The flight will arrive late due to a snow storm.
    ‏ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ ܓܢܵܗܵܐ ܒܸܪܩܵܝܬܵܐ، ܡܣܲܠܩܵܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܦܠܵܚܵܐ.‎‎
    min ʿillat gnāhā birqāytā, msalqānā lē ìlēh biplāḥā.
    Due to an electrical fault, the elevator is not working.

Usage notes
  • This is usually used for a negative cause that has had unwanted consequences.

Inflection
Inflection of ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ (min ʿillat)
Base Form ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ
(min ʿillat)
Personal-pronoun including forms singular plural
m f
1st person ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܝܼ‎
(min ʿiltī)		 ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܲܢ‎
(min ʿiltan)
2nd person ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܘܼܟ݂‎
(min ʿiltuḵ)		 ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(min ʿiltāḵ)		 ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(min ʿiltāwḵon)
3rd person ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܹܗ‎
(min ʿiltēh)		 ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܵܗ̇‎
(min ʿiltāh)		 ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܬܗܘܿܢ‎
(min ʿilthon)

Synonyms
  • ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕ-‎ (bay d-), ܡ̣ܢ ܕ-‎ (min d-), ܒܪܹܝܫ‎ (brēš, literally “on the head of”)

See also
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