ܒܫܝܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “in peace”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard) IPA(key): [bʃaj.nɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [bʃeːnɑː]
Interjection
[edit]- hello, welcome (usually in response of ܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šlāmā))
- you’re welcome (said when one is thanked) as a reply to ܬܵܘܕܝܼ (tāwdī, “thank you”) or other thanking
- nice to meet you
- here you are (said when you hand something over)
- Synonym: ܦܲܩܸܕ (paqqid)
Usage notes
[edit]A fuller form of this phrase is ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܘܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bšaynā w-ṭāḇāṯā, “In peace and goodness”).
Derived terms
[edit]- ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (b-šaynā tē luḵ, “welcome”)
- ܦܘܼܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (puš b-šaynā, “goodbye”)
See also
[edit]- ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (in bāsmā lūḵ, “please”)
- ܬܵܘܕܝܼ (tāwdī, “thank you”)