ܦܘܫܘܢ ܒܫܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the plural imperative of ܦܵܝܹܫ (pāyēš, “remain”) +‎ ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā, “safety”), literally “remain in safety”; compare Arabic مَعَ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ (maʕa s-salāmati).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [puʃ.unː‿bʃeːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [puʃ.uː‿bʃajːnɑː]

Interjection

ܦܘܿܫܘܼܢ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ • (pošon b-šaynā)

1. goodbye, farewell (to more than one person)

Usage notes

• This is used when said to something in the plural form; the masculine singular is ܦܘܿܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (poš b-šaynā), and the feminine singular is ܦܘܿܫܝ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (poš b-šaynā).

See also

• ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (b-šaynā)