dakh ܕܵܚ
dakh is the Assyrian word for how, as — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- how, as
Examples
dakhivet?
ܕܵܚܝܼܘܸܬ؟
How are you?
an-nuyne dakh vettet?
ܐܵܢ ܢܘ̣ܝܢܸܐ ܕܵܚ ܘܸܬܬܹܬ؟
How have you done those fish?
dakh let-hammuna?
ܕܵܚ ܠܹܬ ܗܵܡܡܘ̣ܢܵܐ؟
How do you not believe (it)? (i.e. It is apprently the case that you do not believe it, but you should believe it)
kha-menne b-kapva dakht tivena al-tanuyra
ܚܵ ܡܸܢܢܹܐ ܒ ܟܵܦܘܵܐ ܕܵܚ ܬ ܬܝܼܘܸܢܵܐ ܐܵܠ ܬܵܢܘ̣ܝܪܵܐ
One of them would bend down as they were sitting on the oven
dakhila ana lablen lakhkha gu bet-malka anne zabnennun?
ܕܵܚܝܼܠܵܐ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܒܠܸܢ ܠܵܚܚܵܐ ܓܘ̣ ܒܹܬ ܡܵܠܟܵܐ ܐܵܢܢܸܐ ܙܵܒܢܸܢܢܘ̣ܢ؟
How about I take them here into the house of the king and sell them?
kul dakhi
ܟܘ̣ܠ ܕܵܚܝܼ
anyhow
a-kul dakh-t-oya ana khachcha bush-zoda mennukh khiyyen
ܐܵܐ ܟܘ̣ܠ ܕܵܚ ܛ ܐܘ̇ܝܵܐ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ ܒܘ̣ܫ ܙܘ̇ܕܵܐ ܡܸܢܢܘ̣ܚ ܚܝܼܝܝܸܢ
Whatever the case may be, I have lived a little longer than you
marele la ana bruna letvali. marela dakh etvalan bruna.
ܡܵܪܸܠܸܐ ܠܵ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܪܘ̣ܢܵܐ ܠܸܬܘܵܠܝܼ. ܡܵܪܸܠܵܐ ܕܵܚ ܐܸܬܘܵܠܵܢ ܒܪܘ̣ܢܵܐ.
He says ‘No, I did not have a son.’ She says ‘But yes (lit. how [could that be]), we did have a son.’
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 141.
Practice dakh in hamzem — free