ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Etymology
[edit]From ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (allāhā, “God”) + ܠܵܐ (lā, “not”) + ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ݂ (ˁāḇēḏ, “do”), literally “May God not do (it)!”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔalaːhaː‿laː‿ʕaːveːð]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔaːlaː‿la‿ʔaːwɪð]
Interjection
[edit]ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ݂ • (allāhā lā ˁāḇēḏ)
- an expression of disapproval of a possible future occurrence of an event