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khu ܚܘ̣

khu is the Assyrian word for surely, indeed — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

  1. surely, indeed (§12. 12.)

Examples

khu-khzilukh tanuyra?
ܚܘ̣ ܚܙܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ ܬܵܢܘ̣ܝܪܵܐ؟
You have seen the oven? (I assume you have). It is used in a negative question when the speaker expects a negative answer
tuyta
ܬܘ̣ܝܬܵܐ
is our language
ay kh-lela sagh
ܐܵܝ ܚ ܠܹܠܵܐ ܣܵܓ̰
She is surely not still alive

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 331.

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