ܫܠܡܐ ܥܠܘܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
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Etymology

Literally, “peace be upon you”; compare the same in Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ‎ (as-salāmu ʕalayka) and Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עָלֶיךָ‎ (shalóm alékha).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃlɑːmɑː‿ʕal.luːx.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʃlɑːmɑː‿luːx.]

Interjection

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂‎ • (šlāmā ˁalūḵ) m sg (feminine singular ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (šlāmā ˁallāḵ), plural ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (šlāmā ˁallāwḵōn))

  1. hello, hail, peace be upon you

Usage notes
  • This term is used when said to a single male.
  • For some speakers, this term is fairly formal, in everyday speech often replaced with the shorter ܫܠܵܡܵܐ‎ (šlāmā).
  • The typical response is ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (bšaynā, literally “in peace”) or ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܓܲܘܘܿܟ݂‎ (bšaynā gawōḵ, literally “in peace among you”)
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