en ܐܸܢ
en is the Assyrian word for if — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- if (§14. 6. 1.)
Examples
en-ave khaya, palget malkuyti b-yavvenna katukh
ܐܸܢ ܐܵܘܸܐ ܚܵܝܵܐ، ܦܵܠܓܸܬ ܡܵܠܟܘ̣ܝܬܝܼ ܒ ܝܵܘܘܸܢܢܵܐ ܩܵܬܘ̣ܚ
If he is alive, I shall give you half of my kingdom
la hadakh khina en tili ki-o yumakh b-yavvenne
ܠܵ ܗܵܕܵܚ ܚܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܬܝܼܠܝܼ ܟܝܼ ܐܘ̇ ܝܘ̣ܡܵܚ ܒ ܝܵܘܘܸܢܢܸܐ
If (you have not done) thus when I come back, I shall indeed give your doomsday (i.e. give you hell)
kat la shaklakh menno hal en dan-dana avile ate pallila
ܩܵܬ ܠܵ ܫܵܩܠܵܚ ܡܸܢܢܘ̇ ܗܵܠ ܐܸܢ ܕܵܢ ܕܵܢܵܐ ܐܵܘܝܼܠܸܐ ܐܵܬܸܐ ܦܵܠܠܝܼܠܵܐ
so that we do not take from it until, when he has time to come, he divides it
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 82.
Practice en in hamzem — free