ܦܘܫܝ ܒܫܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

ܦܘܿܫܝ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ • (poš b-šaynā)

1. goodbye, farewell (to a woman)

Usage notes

• This is used when said to something in the feminine singular form; the masculine singular is ܦܘܿܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (poš b-šaynā), and plural is ܦܘܿܫܘܼܢ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (pošon b-šaynā).

See also

• ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (b-šaynā)