ܫܠܡܐ ܥܠܘܟܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Etymology

Literally, “Peace be upon you”; compare the same in Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ‎ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum) and Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם‎ (shalóm aleikhém).

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

Interjection

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ • (šlāmā ˁallāwḵōn) pl (masculine singular ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (šlāmā ˁalūḵ), feminine singular ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (šlāmā ˁallāḵ))

  1. hello, hail, peace be upon you

Usage notes
  • This term is the plural form
  • For some speakers, this term is fairly formal, in everyday speech often replaced with the shorter ܫܠܵܡܵܐ‎ (šlāmā).
  • The traditional response is ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (bšaynā, literally “in peace”) or ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (bšaynā gawḵōn).
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