ܪܡܫܘܟ ܒܪܝܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
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Etymology

Compare Classical Syriac ܒܪܝܟ ܪܡܫܐ (brīḵ ramšā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ra.mʃoːx‿briːxɑː]

Phrase

ܪܲܡܫܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (ramšōḵ brīḵā) (feminine ܪܲܡܫܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ramšāḵ brīḵā), plural ܪܲܡܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ramšawḵōn brīḵā))

  1. good evening, literally, “Blessed evening; May your evening be blessed”
  2. (formal) good night
    Synonyms: ܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (laylē ṭāḇā), ܫܢܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܬܵܐ (šnṯōḵ basīmtā)

Usage notes

  • This phrase inflects to fit grammatical context
  • The traditional response is ܪܲܡܫܘܼܟ݂ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ramšōḵ ṭāḇā, literally “may your evening be good”).
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