ܨܦܝܝ

From Northern Kurdish سپه‌هی‎ (spehî, “beautiful, fair, good”). Influenced by ܨܸܦܝܵܐ‎ (ṣipyā, “pure”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤpɑːjiː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [sˤpɑjː]

ܨܦܵܝܝܼ • (ṣpāyī) m sg or f sg or pl

1. well, fine, fair

   ‏ܪܵܒܵܐ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܕܝܵܘܡ ܫܟܝܼܪܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ!‎‎

   rābā ṣpāyī ìwen idyāwm škīrā alāhā!

   I am really well today thanks be to God!

   ‏ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܝܼ̈ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܝܢܵܐ ܐܲܢܹܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   awāhī ṣpāyī ìna anē yāwmānē.

   My parents are well these days.

2. good, nice , excellent

   ‏ܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ‎‎ ― ḵa nāšā ṣpāyī ― a good person

   ‏ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܕܥܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ‎ ― ṣpāyī d-ʿirbē ― the best of sheep

ܨܦܵܝܝܼ • (ṣpāyī)

1. well!, good!
2. ok, right

• ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (ṭāwā, “good”)

• ܨܦܵܝܝܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (ṣpāyutā, “wellness, goodness”)