ܟܠܒܐ ܠܐ ܟܐ ܝܕܥ ܡܪܘܬܗ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Etymology
[edit]Literally, “[Even] a dog doesn’t know his owners!”
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard) IPA(key): [kalbaː‿laː‿keː‿jaːðɪʕ‿maːrawwaːθeːh]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kalba‿la‿kjaːðeʔ‿marwaːθeːh]
Phrase
[edit]ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܸܥ ܡܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ • (kalbā lā kē yāḏiˁ mārawwāṯēh)
- phrase used to express confusion and discord
- ܟܲܠܒܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܸܥ ܡܵܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ ܬܲܡܵܐ!
- kalbā lā kē yāḏiˁ mārawwāṯēh tammā!
- It is chaos there!
- (literally, “A dog doesn’t know his owners there!”)