ܝܘܡܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “Blessed day”

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [joːmɑː‿briːxɑː]

Interjection

ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ‎ • (yāwmā brīḵā)

  1. good day (a greeting generally used between sunrise and sunset)
    ‏ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܵܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ! ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܘܸܬ ܐܸܕܝܵܘܡ؟‎‎ ― yāwmā brīḵā yā ḥaḇrī ! dāḵī ìwet idyāwm? ― Good day my friend! how are you today?
  2. have a nice day (a typical valediction when parting)
    ‏ܬܲܘܕܝܼ، ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ!‎‎ ― tawdī, yāwmā brīḵā! ― Thank you, have a nice day!

Usage notes
  • In formal situations the possessive pronoun endings are attached to ܝܵܘܡܵܐ‎ (yāwmā); in the masculine singular form ܝܵܘܡܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (yāwmoḵ brīḵā), in the feminine singular ܝܵܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (yāwmāḵ brīḵā), and in the plural ܝܵܘܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (yāwmoḵon brīḵā).
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