ܫܬܘܩ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Root
ܫ ܬ ܩ (š t q)
2 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃtoq.]

Verb

ܫܬܘܿܩ • (štōq)

1. second-person masculine singular imperative of ܫܵܬܹܩ (šātēq)

Interjection

ܫܬܘܿܩ! • (štōq!)

1. (colloquial, offensive) Stop talking, shut up, shut it, be quiet

   ܫܬܘܿܩ ܝܲܐܠܵܗ! ܩܵܡ ܫܲܝܕܢܸܬ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܐܲܢܹܐ ܙܡܵܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ ܣܲܟ݂ܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂!

   štōq yallāh! qām šaydnit lan min d-annē zmāryātē saḵlānē dīyūḵ!

   Shut up already! You've driven us mad with your stupid songs!

   ܫܬܘܿܩ! ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܢܲܝܘܼܣܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܕܵܡܟ݂ܝܼ!

   štōq! nāšē nayūsē ìnā dāmḵī!

   Shut up! People are trying to sleep!

Usage notes

• This is said to a single male; the feminine singular is ܫܬܘܿܩܝ (štōq), and the plural is ܫܬܘܿܩܘܼܢ (štōqūn).
• This expression is rude, forceful and impolite. Some alternatives are “ܐ݇ܟ̰ܘܿܡ ܦܘܼܡܘܼܟ݂ (čōm pummūḵ, “Shut your mouth”)” or “ܒܲܣܵܐ ܗܲܡܙܸܡ (bassā hamzim, “Stop speaking”)”, also impolite, and a polite alternative is ܡܲܚܬܝܼ ܩܵܠܘܿܟ݂ (maḥtī qālōḵ, “Lower your voice”).