ܫܠܡܐ ܥܠܟܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
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Etymology

Literally, “peace be upon you”; compare the same in Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكِ‎ (as-salāmu ʕalayki) and Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עָלַיִךְ‎ (shalóm aláyikh).

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

Interjection

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ • (šlāmā ˁallāḵ) f sg (masculine singular ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (šlāmā ˁalūḵ), plural ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (šlāmā ˁallāwḵōn))

  1. hello, hail, peace be upon you
    ‏ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ ܝܵܐ ܡܵܪܬܝ ܡܲܪܝܲܡ، ܡܠܝܼܬܵܐ ܝܘܵܬܝ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܵܦܵܩܲܬ.‎‎
    šlāmā ˁallāḵ yā mārt maryam, mlītā ìwāt min šāpāqat.
    Hail Mary, full of grace (first line of the Hail Mary)

Usage notes
  • This term is used when said to a single female.
  • 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 ܓܵܘܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (bšaynā gāwāḵ, literally “in peace among you”).
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