ܪܚܘܩܐ ܡܢ ܐܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• ܗܵܘܹܐ ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ (hāwē raḥūqā min āḵā)

Etymology

Literally, “May it be distant from here”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [raħħuːqaː‿mɪn‿aːxaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [raħuːqa‿m‿aːxa]

Interjection

ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ • (raḥūqā min āḵā)

1. may it be distant from here (Short prayer after the mention of a future possible undesirable thing)

   ܐܸܢ ܡܵܝܬ݂ܲܚ، ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ، ܗܲܒ݇ܠܘܼ ܠܗܹܝܢ ܩܸܢ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ ܠܥܹܕܬܵܐ ― in māyṯaḥ, raḥūqā min āḵā, halū lhēn qinyāṯan lˁēdtā ― If we die, may it be distant from here, give our possessions to the church.