acaba

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Used to add a meaning of curiosity, indecision or doubt, and sometimes courtesy. Roughly equivalent to “I wonder (if/whether)”, “Would you please...”, “May I...”, "by any chance".

Têgeh

aya

gelo

ma

Werger

est-ce que

ob

etwa

do

aya

gelo

ma

I wonder

not translated

est-il possible

not translated

-ne

-nam

tun

Wohl

👍

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈɑ.d͡ʒɑ.bɑː/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Ottoman Turkish mîras hatiye girtin: عجبا

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish عجبا (ʿacaba), from Arabic عَجَبًا (ʕajaban), adverbial accusative of عَجَب (ʕajab, “astonishment, wonder, amazement”).

Hevok

Acaba hakikaten böyle miydi?

Bi rastî ew wusa bû?

Ne yapsak acaba ?

Divê em çi bikin?

Acaba beni birine mi benzetti, dedim.

Ez meraq dikim gelo ew ji min re kesek hez kir.