ܦܘܫ ܒܫܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the masculine imperative of ܦܵܝܹܫ‎ (pāyēš, “remain”) +‎ ܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (šaynā, “safety”), literally “remain in safety”; compare Arabic مَعَ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ‎ (maʕa s-salāmati).

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

ܦܘܿܫ ܒ ܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ • (poš b-šaynā)

goodbye, farewell (to a man)

Usage notes

This is used when said to something in the masculine singular form; the feminine singular is ܦܘܿܫܝ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (poš b-šaynā), and plural is ܦܘܿܫܘܼܢ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (pošon b-šaynā).

See also

ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (b-šaynā)
ܦܘܿܫ ܒܫܠܵܡܵܐ‎ (poš b-šlāmā, literally “remain in peace”)

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