ܥܐܕܘܟ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܥܡ ܫܢܬܐ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܟܠܫܲܢ݇ܬ ܒܦܨܝܼܚܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏōḵ brīḵā w-kulšat bpṣīḥūṯā)

Etymology

Literally, “Your holiday be blessed and a year in happiness”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕeːðoːx‿bəriːxɑː‿wəʃetːtɑ‿bəxaðuːθɑː]

Phrase

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ˁēḏōḵ brīḵā w-šēttā b-ḥaḏūṯā)

1. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Usage notes

• This phrase inflects depending on the person;
  • ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁēḏūḵ) is said to a single male, the feminine singular is ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁēḏāḵ), and the plural is ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁēḏāwḵōn).
• The traditional response is ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂ ܘܥܲܠ ܒܲܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (ˁalūḵ w-ˁal baytūḵ, “Upon you and your household.”)

Related terms

• ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏūḵ brīḵā)