ܦܘܫܘܢ ܒܫܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From the plural imperative of ܦܵܝܹܫ (payeš, “remain”) + ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šāyna, “safety”), literally “remain in safety”; compare Arabic مَعَ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ (maʿa s-salāmati).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [puʃ.unː‿bʃeːnɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [puʃ.uː‿bʃajːnɑː]
Interjection
ܦܘܿܫܘܼܢ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (pošon b-šāyna)
- goodbye, farewell (to more than one person)
See also
- ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šāyna)
- ܦܘܿܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (poš b-šāyna) (to a man)
- ܦܘܿܫܝ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (poš b-šāyna) (to a woman)