ܦܘܫ ܒܫܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Etymology

Literally, “Remain in safety”.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [puːʃ‿bəʃaj.nɑː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [poːʃ‿bəʃeːna]

Interjection

ܦܘܼܫ ܒ ܫܲܝܢܵܐ • (pūš bšaynā) m sg (feminine singular ܦܘܼܫܝ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (pūš bšaynā), plural ܦܘܼܫܘܼܢ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (pūšūn bšaynā))

goodbye, farewell (as a reply to ܦܘܼܫ ܒܫܠܵܡܵܐ (pūš bšlāmā))

Usage notes

This phrase inflects to fit grammatical context.
May be shortened to simply ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (bšaynā).

Derived terms

ܡܲܦܝܸܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (mapyiš bšaynā, “to farewell, say goodbye, take leave”)

See also

ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (bšaynā, literally “in safety”)
ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (allāhā ˁamōḵ, literally “God be with you”)