ܨܦܝܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish سپه‌هی (spehî, “beautiful, fair, good”). Influenced by ܨܸܦܝܵܐ (ṣipyā, “pure”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤpɑːjiː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [sˤpɑjː]

Adjective

ܨܦܵܝܝܼ • (ṣpāyī) (invariable)

  1. all right, okay, O.K., well, fine, fair
    ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ؟ ― kul mindī ṣpāyī laˀḵā? ― Is everything okay here?
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܫܟܝܼܪ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ!
    ānā rābā ṣpāyī idyōm škīr allāhā!
    I am really well today thanks be to God!
    ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܝܼ̈ ܨܦܝܼ ܝܢܵܐ ܬܵܘܕܝܼ!
    aḇāhī ṣpī ìnā tāwdī!
    My parents are doing well thank you!

Interjection

ܨܦܵܝܝܼ • (ṣpāyī)

  1. well!, good!
  2. ok, right

See also

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