ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac (literally “exit through the spirit”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mappaq.‿bəruːxɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܦܲܩ ܒܪܘܼܚܵܐ • (mappaq brūḥā) m sg (plural ܡܲܦܩܲܝ̈ ܒܪܘܼܚܵܐ (mapqay brūḥā))

1. excuse, apology

   Synonyms: ܡܲܗܵܢܵܐ (mahhānā), ܐܵܦܘܿܠܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܵܐ (āpōlōḡīyā)

   ܠܲܝܬ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܡܲܦܲܩ ܒܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܡܵܛܹܝܬ ܡܫܘܼܘܚܪܵܐ. ― layt lūḵ mappaq brūḥā d-māṭēt mšūwḥrā. ― You have no excuse to arrive late.

Related terms

• ܢܵܦܹܩ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ (nāpēq rūḥā)