magar ܡܵܓܵܪ
magar is the Assyrian word for unless — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- unless
Examples
magar Natan yatte
ܡܵܓܵܪ ܢܵܬܵܢ ܝܵܛܛܸܐ
Perhaps Natan knows
magar at le-azet tama
ܡܵܓܵܪ ܐܵܬ ܠܹܐ ܐܵܙܸܬ ܬܵܡܵܐ
? Won’t you go there? (= Surely you will go there). With expectation of answer ‘no’ before positive questions
majar etten malka khina gu-da-atret diyyi ana len-bedda?
ܡܵܓ̃ܵܪ ܐܸܬܬܸܢ ܡܵܠܟܵܐ ܚܝܼܢܵܐ ܓܘ̣ ܕܵܐ ܐܵܬܪܸܬ ܕܝܼܝܝܝܼ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܠܹܢ ܒܸܕܕܵ؟
Is there another king in my land I do not know? (= Surely there is not another king in my land)
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 203.
Practice magar in hamzem — free