ܝܐܐ

Learned borrowing from Aramaic יָאֵא‎ (yāˀē, active participle of a defective verb, literally “it is fitting”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jɑːʔeː]

ܝܵܐܹܐ • (yāˀē)

1. should, ought to indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable

   Synonym: ܫܘܼܕ‎ (šūd)

   ‏ܝܵܐܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܗܸܟ̰ ܠܹܐ ܪܵܘܹܝܬ ܘܛܵܪܹܝܬ.‎‎

   yāˀē lūḵ d-hič lē rāwēt w-ṭārēt.

   You should never drink and drive.

   ‏ܝܵܐܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܚܵܝܪܹܬ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܦܸܠܡܵܐ، ܒܸܚܫܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܕܒܸܬ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܹܗ.‎‎

   yāˀē lūḵ dḥāyrēt b-awa pilmā, biḥšāḇā ìwen dbit maḥḥibit wā lēh.

   You should go and see that film, I think you would love it.

   Synonyms: ܓܵܪܲܓ‎ (gārag), ܠܵܙܸܡ‎ (lāzim), ܫܘܼܕ‎ (šūd)

2. it is fitting, is it right

   Synonym: ܘܵܠܹܐ‎ (wālē)

• This term is given in a clause followed by ܕ-‎ (d-).
• While ܝܵܐܹܐ (yāˀē) is an adverb, it is used in much the same way as a present-tense verb; followed by its suffixes agreeing with the subject in person, gender, and number. Its corresponding past tense is expressed by ܘܵܠܹܐ (wālē) + ܗ݇ܘܵܐ‎/ܗ݇ܘܵܘ‎ (wā).
• (obligation): This adverb is considered to be of low to medium modality; contrasted with ܘܵܠܹܐ‎ (wālē, “must, have to”) which is stronger.