ܕܝܢ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέ (dé).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛn/

Particle

ܕܝܢ • (den)

  1. indicates a shift in topic, sometimes translated as: but, and, now, however but often left untranslated.

Usage notes

ܕܝܢ is a postpositive word that usually takes the second position in a clause, but may never interrupt a construct state possession. It never initiates a clause.

References
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), “ܕܝܢ”, in A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 90
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