ܨܦܝܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish سپه‌هی (spehî, beautiful, fair, good). Influenced by ܨܸܦܝܵܐ (ṣipyā, pure).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤpɑːjiː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sˤpɑjː]

Adjective

ܨܦܵܝܝܼ (ṣpāyī) m sg or f sg or pl

  1. well, fine, fair
    ܪܵܒܵܐ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܕܝܵܘܡ ܫܟܝܼܪܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ!
    rābā ṣpāyī ìwen idyāwm škīrā alāhā!
    I am really well today thanks be to God!
    ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܝܼ̈ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܝܢܵܐ ܐܲܢܹܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
    awāhī ṣpāyī ìna anē yāwmānē.
    My parents are well these days.
  2. good, nice , excellent
    ܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܨܦܵܝܝܼḵa nāšā ṣpāyīa good person
    ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܕܥܸܪ̈ܒܹܐṣpāyī d-ʿirbēthe best of sheep

Interjection

ܨܦܵܝܝܼ (ṣpāyī)

  1. well!, good!
  2. ok, right

See also

Derived terms

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