ܡܘ ܐܝܬ ܡܘ ܠܝܬ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From underlying ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܐܝܼܬ ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܠܲܝܬ (modī īt modī līt, literally “what is there, what is there not”); compare the same in Iraqi Arabic شاكو ماكو (šāku māku) and North Levantine Arabic شوفي مافي (šūfi māfi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [moː‿ʔitː‿moː‿litː]
Phrase
ܡܘ ܐܝܬ ܡܘ ܠܝܬ؟ • (mo īt mo līt?)
- (informal) what's up?; what's going on?; how are you?