ܨܦܝܝ
Appearance
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Northern Kurdish سپههی (spehî, “beautiful, fair, good”). Influenced by ܨܸܦܝܵܐ (ṣipyā, “pure”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ܨܦܵܝܝܼ • (ṣpāyī) (invariable)
- all right, okay, O.K., well, fine, fair
- ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ؟ ― kul mindī ṣpāyī laˀḵā? ― Is everything okay here?
- ܐܵܢܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܫܟܝܼܪ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ! ― ānā rābā ṣpāyī idyōm škīr allāhā! ― I am really well today thanks be to God!
- ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܝܼ̈ ܨܦܝܼ ܝܢܵܐ ܬܵܘܕܝܼ! ― aḇāhī ṣpī ìnā tāwdī! ― My parents are doing well thank you!
Interjection
[edit]ܨܦܵܝܝܼ • (ṣpāyī)
See also
[edit]- ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā)
Categories:
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms borrowed from Northern Kurdish
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Northern Kurdish
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic adjectives
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with usage examples
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic interjections