ܒܫܝܢܐ ܐܬܐ ܠܘܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Etymology

Literally, “You have come in peace”; compare similar in Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא (barúkh habá, literally “blessed is he who has come”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bʃaj.nɑː‿teːluxː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [bʃeːnɑː‿θeːluxː]

Interjection

ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ • (bšaynā tē lūḵ) m sg (feminine singular ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (bšaynā tē lāḵ), plural ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bšaynā tē lāwḵōn))

1. welcome

Usage notes

For some speakers, this term may be formal.

See also

• ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (b-šaynā)