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

1. 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”)