ܨܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• (colloquial, dialectal) ܨܲܘܡܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (ṣawmā gūrā)

Etymology

Literally, “The great fast”

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤaw.mɑː‿rabbɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [sˤoːma‿rˤaːba]

Noun

ܨܲܘܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ • (ṣawmā rabbā) m

1. (Christianity) Lent, the Christian time of fasting before Easter

   Synonym: ܨܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼܢ (ṣawmā d-arbˁīn, literally “the fast of forty”)