ܫܦܝܪ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ܫ ܦ ܪ (š p r) |
| 2 terms |
Etymology[edit]
Absolute state of ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ (šapīrā, “beautiful, pretty”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ܫܲܦܝܼܪ • (šapīr) (feminine ܫܲܦܝܼܪܲܬ݂ (šappīraṯ), plural ܫܲܦܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (šappīray))
- construct state singular of ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ (šapīrā, “singular”)
Interjection[edit]
ܫܲܦܝܼܪ • (šapīr)
- OK, okay, all right used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
- ܫܲܦܝܼܪ، ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܝܲܐܠܵܗ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ. ― šapīr, hīgāh yallāh āzaḥ. ― All right, let's go then.
- ܫܲܦܝܼܪ، ܡܫܲܪܲܚ ― šapīr, mšarraḥ ― All right, let's get started.
- well done, good exclamation of praise or endorsement of an achievement.
- ܡܫܘܼܠܸܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ ܫܲܦܝܼܪ, ܝܲܐܠܵܗ ܟܵܬ݂ܪܲܚ. ― mšūlim lūḵ? šapīr, yallāh kāṯraḥ. ― Finished? Good, let's go on.
- great, good exclamation of approval
- ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܟܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇. ܫܲܦܝܼܪ, ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܲܚ ܦܵܠܛܲܚ ܓܵܘ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ.! ― miṭrā klē lāh. šapīr, kē māṣaḥ pālṭaḥ gāw šimšā.! ― The rain has stopped. Great, we can go out in the sun!
- ܫܲܦܝܼܪ, ܩܛܵܪܵܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― šapīr, qṭārā laˀḵā ìlēh. ― Good, the train is here.
- oh just great cynical exclamation of dismay
- ܫܲܦܝܼܪ، ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܡܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܲܚ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ؟ ― šapīr, hīgāh mā ˁāḇdaḥ ādīyā? ― Great, so what do we do now?
- ܫܲܦܝܼܪ, ܩܸܡ ܡܲܚܪܒ݂ܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܝܵܘܡܝܼ. ― šapīr, qim maḥrḇit lēh yāwmī. ― Great, you've ruined my day.