ܗܘܝܬ ܒܣܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܗܵܘܹܝܬ‎ (hāwēt) +‎ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ‎ (basīmā), literally “May you be pleased”.

Interjection

ܗܵܘܹܝܬ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ‎ • (hāwēt basīmā)

I appreciate it, thank you, thanks (to a man)
‏ܬܲܘܕܝܼ، ܗܵܘܹܝܬ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ!‎‎
tawdī, hāwēt basīmā rābā!
Thank you, I appreciate it a lot!
(literally, “Thank you, may you be very pleased!”)

See also

ܬܲܘܕܝܼ‎ (tawdī, “thank you”)
ܗܵܘܝܵܬܝ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܬܵܐ‎ (hāwyāt basīmtā) (to a woman)
ܗܵܘܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (hāwīton basīmē) (to more than one person)

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