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akh ܐܵܚ

akh is the Assyrian word for as, like — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

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Meaning

  1. as, like, alike, corresponding to

Examples

akh/makh-diyyu
like him
dakh d-makh alma k-aviva sepreda khina hamzume, tanuye
ܕܵܚ ܕ ܡܵܚ ܐܵܠܡܵܐ ܟ ܐܵܘܝܼܘܵܐ ܣܸܦܪܸܐ ܕܵܐ ܚܝܼܢܵܐ ܗܵܡܙܘ̣ܡܸܐ، ܬܵܢܘ̣ܝܸܐ
Just like people the birds also used to speak and talk
akh … gora
according to
ka-kut nasha yuvvellan zuyze, akh shennu gora
ܩܵܐ ܟܘ̣ܬ ܢܵܫܵܐ ܝܘ̣ܘܘܸܠܠܵܢ ܙܘ̣ܝܙܸܐ، ܐܵܚ ܫܸܢܢܘ̣ ܓܘ̇ܪܵܐ
We gave money to each man, according to his age

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 80.

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