ܦܘܫܝ ܒܫܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the feminine imperative of ܦܵܝܹܫ‎ (payeš, “remain”) +‎ ܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (šāyna, “safety”), literally “remain in safety”; compare Arabic مَعَ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ‎ (maʿa s-salāmati).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [puʃ.‿bʃeːnɑː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [poʃ.‿bʃajːnɑː]

Interjection

ܦܘܿܫܝ ܒ ܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (poš b-šāyna)

goodbye, farewell (to a woman)

See also

ܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (šāyna)
ܦܘܿܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (poš b-šāyna) (to a man)
ܦܘܿܫܘܼܢ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (pošon b-šāyna) (to more than one person)

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