מַאי · מָאן · הֵיכָא · הֵיכִי · הָנֵי
ORIGINALJBA-V04
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JBA-V04Jewish Babylonian AramaicBavli and JBA discourse
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
מַאי · מָאן · הֵיכָא · הֵיכִי · הָנֵי
Transliterationmai · man · heikha · heikhi · hanei
Plain meaningwhat · who · where · how · these
Any vocalization or pronunciation shown here is pedagogical unless the cited source itself is pointed.WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Question/reference vocabulary
The Gemara's questions become easier when the interrogative or demonstrative is recognized before the rest of the sentence. מאי asks what; מאן who; היכא where; היכי how; הני points to “these.” Attached forms such as ליה, להו, לן identify the person receiving or related to an action. The lesson repeatedly asks only one structural question: what person, thing, place, or manner is this word pointing to?
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Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
mai · man · heikha · heikhi · hanei
READINGApproved transliteration
what · who · where · how · these
MEANINGJewish Babylonian Aramaic
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מאי what · מאן who · היכא where · היכי how · הא this/behold/context marker · הני these · האי this · ההוא that · להו to/for them · ליה to/for him · לן to/for us.