ܡܒܩܪܝܢ ܒܟܝ ܒܛܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Etymology

Literally, “May they inquire about you in goodness”.

Phrase

ܡܒܲܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܒܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (mbaqrī bāḵ bṭāḇāṯā)

1. A response when inquired about a person’s well doing

   ܕܐܲܟ݂ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܵܒܵܟ݂ܝ؟ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܟܝܼܪ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ، ܡܒܲܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܒܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ― d-aḵ ìlēh bābāḵ? ṭāḇā ìlēh škīr allāhā, mbaqrī bāḵ bṭāḇāṯā ― How is your father? He is good thanks be to God, may they inquire about you in goodness.

Usage notes

• The first part of this phrase ܡܒܲܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ― mbaqrī ― May they ask, is always in the 3rd person plural form.
• This is said to a single female; the masculine singular is ܡܒܲܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܒܘܿܟ݂ ܒܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mbaqrī bōḵ bṭāḇāṯā), and the plural is ܡܒܲܩܪܝܼܢ݇ ܒܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܒܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mbaqrī bḵōn bṭāḇāṯā).