ܫܠܡܐ ܥܠܘܟܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Etymology

Literally, “Peace be upon you”; compare the same in Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum) and Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם (shalóm aleikhém).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃlɑːmɑː‿ʕal.loːxoːn.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃlɑːmɑː‿loːxuːn.]

Interjection

ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ • (šlāmā ˁallāwḵōn) pl (masculine singular ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂ (šlāmā ˁalūḵ), feminine singular ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šlāmā ˁallāḵ))

1. hello, hail, peace be upon you

Usage notes

• This term is the plural form
• For some speakers, this term is fairly formal, in everyday speech often replaced with the shorter ܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šlāmā).
• The traditional response is ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (bšaynā, literally “in peace”) or ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܓܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bšaynā gawḵōn).