ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܨܵܘܡܵܐ (ṣāwmā, fast) + ܐܲܪܒܥܝܼ (arbʿī, forty).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤoːmɑː‿də.ar.bʕiː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sˤoːmɑː‿də.ar.piː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [sˤɑwːmɑː‿də.ar.bʕiː]

Noun

ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼ (ṣāwmā d-arbʿī) m (plural ܨܵܘܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼ (ṣāwmē d-arbʿī))

  1. (Christianity) Lent, the Christian time of fasting before Easter
    Synonym: ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (ṣāwmā gurā)

Inflection

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