ܦܘܫܝ ܒܫܝܢܐ

ܦܘܫܝ ܒܫܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the feminine imperative of ܦܵܝܹܫ‎ (payeš, “remain”) +‎ ܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (šāyna, “safety”), literally “remain in safety”; compare Arabic مَعَ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ‎ (maʿa s-salāmati).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [puʃ.‿bʃeːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [poʃ.‿bʃajːnɑː]

Interjection

ܦܘܿܫܝ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (poš b-šāyna)

1. goodbye, farewell (to a woman)

See also

• ܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (šāyna)
• ܦܘܿܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (poš b-šāyna) (to a man)
• ܦܘܿܫܘܼܢ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (pošon b-šāyna) (to more than one person)