ܥܐܕܘܟ ܒܪܝܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏōḵ hāwē brīḵā)

Etymology

From ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ (ˁēḏōḵ, “your holiday”) +‎ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (brīḵā, “blessed”), literally “Blessed holiday; May your holiday be blessed”.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʕeːðoːx‿briːxaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔeːðoːx‿briːxaː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ʔiːdux‿briːxaː]

Interjection

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (ˁēḏōḵ brīḵā)

1. A greeting said on holidays such as Easter, Christmas, and New Year; (to a man)

Usage notes

• This is said to a single male; the feminine singular is ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏāḵ brīḵā), and the plural is ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏawḵōn brīḵā).
• The traditional response is ܥܲܠܘܿܟ݁ ܘܥܲܠ ܒܲܝܬܘܿܟ݂ (ˁalōk w-ˁal baytōḵ, “Upon you and your household.”)