ܗܘܝܬ ܒܣܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Etymology

Literally, “May you be pleased”.

Interjection

ܗܵܘܹܝܬ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ • (hāwēt basīmā)

1. I appreciate it, thank you, thanks (to a man)

   ܬܵܘܕܝܼ، ܗܵܘܹܝܬ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ!

   tāwdī, hāwēt basīmā rābā!

   Thank you, I appreciate it a lot!

   (literally, “Thank you, may you be very pleased!”)

Usage notes

• This is used when said to a single male; the feminine singular is ܗܵܘܝܵܬܝ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܬܵܐ (hāwyāt basīmtā), and the plural is ܗܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܒܲܣܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (hāwētōn basīmē).

See also

• ܬܵܘܕܝܼ (tāwdī, “thank you”)