ܨܦܝܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish سپه‌هی (spehî, “beautiful, fair, good”). Influenced by ܨܸܦܝܵܐ (ṣipyā, “pure”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤpɑːjiː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [sˤpɑjː]

Adjective

ܨܦܵܝܝܼ • (ṣpāyī) (invariable)

1. 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

ܨܦܵܝܝܼ • (ṣpāyī)

1. well!, good!
2. ok, right

See also

• ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā)