ܒܪܝܟ ܛܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, composed of ܒܪܝܟ (bərīḵ, “blessed”) + ܛܗܪܐ (ṭahrā, “afternoon”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [briːx‿tˤahraː]

Interjection

ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ • (brīḵ ṭahrā)

1. (literally “blessed is the afternoon”), response to ܛܲܗܪܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ṭahrā brīḵā, “good afternoon”)