ד־ · אי · הָכִי · הָכָא · הָתָם
ORIGINALJBA-V01
Bavli / Jewish Babylonian Aramaic · JBA Working Vocabulary
Function and discourse particles
JBA-V01Jewish Babylonian AramaicBavli and JBA discourse
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
ד־ · אי · הָכִי · הָכָא · הָתָם
Transliterationde- · i · hakhi · hakha · hatam
Plain meaningconnector · if · thus · here · there
Any vocalization or pronunciation shown here is pedagogical unless the cited source itself is pointed.WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Function and discourse particles
These are the small JBA words that let the learner hear the Gemara's structure. ד־ connects clauses; אי opens a condition; הכי says “thus/so”; הכא/התם distinguish two cases; אלא reverses or replaces; נמי adds “also”; משום ד־ and כיון ד־ give causal or situational frames. The module teaches them in argument pairs rather than as isolated flashcards.
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Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
de- · i · hakhi · hakha · hatam
READINGApproved transliteration
connector · if · thus · here · there
MEANINGJewish Babylonian Aramaic
APPROVED STUDY LAYERS
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ד־ connector · קא common aspect/discourse marker · אי if · הכי thus/so · הכא here · התם there · משום ד־ because · כיון ד־ since/once · אלא but rather/except · לא not · נמי also · הא behold/this/now by context.