ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤɑw.mɑː‿dəʔar.bˤəinː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [sˤoːmɑː‿dəʔar.pˤiː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [sˤoːmə‿darbiː]
Noun[edit]
ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼܢ • (ṣāwmā d-arbˁīn) m (plural ܨܵܘܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼܢ (ṣāwmē d-arbˁīn))
- (Christianity) Lent, the Christian time of fasting before Easter
- Synonyms: ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (ṣāwmā gūrā), ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (ṣāwmā rabbā)
Usage notes[edit]
This fast lasts 50 days in the Syriac churches.