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)
- 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)