ܒܫܝܢܐ ܐܬܐ ܠܘܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “You have come in safety”; compare similar in Hebrew בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא‎ (barúkh habá).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [bʃeːnɑː‿tiːluxː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [bʃaj.nɑː‿θeːluxː]

Interjection

ܒ ܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ • (b-šaynā tīloḵ)

welcome (to a man)

Usage notes

This is used when said to something in the masculine singular form; the feminine singular is ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (b-šaynā tīlāḵ), and the plural is ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (b-šaynā tīloḵon).

See also

ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (b-šaynā)

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