ܫܬܘܩ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
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Root
⁧ܫ ܬ ܩ⁩ (š t q)
2 terms

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃtoq.]

Verb

⁧ܫܬܘܿܩ⁩ • (štōq)

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative of ⁧ܫܵܬܹܩ⁩ (šātēq)

Interjection

⁧ܫܬܘܿܩ!⁩ • (štōq!)

  1. (colloquial, offensive) Stop talking, shut up, shut it, be quiet
    ⁧ܫܬܘܿܩ ܝܲܐܠܵܗ! ܩܵܡ ܫܲܝܕܢܸܬ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܐܲܢܹܐ ܙܡܵܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ ܣܲܟ݂ܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂!⁩
    štōq yallāh! qām šaydnit lan min d-annē zmāryātē saḵlānē dīyūḵ!
    Shut up already! You've driven us mad with your stupid songs!
    ⁧ܫܬܘܿܩ! ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܢܲܝܘܼܣܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܝܼ!⁩
    štōq! nāšē nayūsē ìnā dāmḵī!
    Shut up! People are trying to sleep!

Usage notes
  • This is said to a single male; the feminine singular is ⁧ܫܬܘܿܩܝ⁩ (štōq), and the plural is ⁧ܫܬܘܿܩܘܼܢ⁩ (štōqūn).
  • This expression is rude, forceful and impolite. Some alternatives are “⁧ܐ݇ܟ̰ܘܿܡ ܦܘܼܡܘܼܟ݂⁩ (čōm pummūḵ, “Shut your mouth”)” or “⁧ܒܲܣܵܐ ܗܲܡܙܸܡ⁩ (bassā hamzim, “Stop speaking”)”, also impolite, and a polite alternative is ⁧ܡܲܚܬܝܼ ܩܵܠܘܿܟ݂⁩ (maḥtī qālōḵ, “Lower your voice”).
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