ka-mu ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣

ka-mu is the Assyrian word for why? — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

ka-mudi suysavatet diyyokhun gavet Nenve hurhemlun?

ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ܕܝܼ ܣܘ̣ܝܣܵܘܵܬܸܬ ܕܝܼܝܝܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ ܓܵܘܸܬ ܢܸܢܘܸܐ ܗܘ̣ܪܗܸܡܠܘ̣ܢ؟

Why did your horses in Nineveh neigh?

ana leven bedda ka-mudi ana o-yuma zhghishenva

ܐܵܢܵܐ ܠܹܘܸܢ ܒܸܕܕܵ ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ܕܝܼ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܐܘ̇ ܝܘ̣ܡܵܐ ܙ̃ܓ̰ܝܼܫܸܢܘܵܐ

I do not know why I was confused that day

ka-mudi khmarukh tlikele, ina at tezhbukhta massuket al-alaha?

ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ܕܝܼ ܚܡܵܪܘ̣ܚ ܬܠܝܼܩܸܠܸܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܵܬ ܬܸܙ̃ܒܘ̣ܚܬܵܐ ܡܵܣܣܘ̣ܩܸܬ ܐܵܠ ܐܵܠܵܗܵܐ؟

Why is it that your donkey has disappeared but you send up praise to God?

ka-mu mkhayot a brata?

ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ ܡܚܵܝܘ̇ܬ ܐܵ ܒܪܵܬܵܐ؟

Why are you beating this girl?

ka-mu anne bushlelakh aten?

ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ ܐܵܢܢܸܐ ܒܘ̣ܫܠܹܠܵܚ ܐܵܬܸܢ؟

Why have you cooked them?

ka-muivet tamma?

ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ ܐܝܼܘܸܬ ܬܵܡܡܵܐ؟

Why are you there?

kam kha-akhcha narahat ivet?

ܩܵܡ ܚܵ ܐܵܚܟ̃ܵܐ ܢܵܪܵܗܵܬ ܐܝܼܘܸܬ؟

Why are you so upset? . Declarative use to express lack of doubt of speaker

kam khu-lela janavar khu-le akhlali

ܩܵܡ ܚܘ̣ ܠܹܠܵܐ ܓ̃ܵܢܵܘܵܪ ܚܘ̣ ܠܹ ܐܵܚܠܵܠܝܼ

Why, she is surely not a beast, she would surely not eat me

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 178.