ܥܐܕܘܟ ܒܪܝܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Alternative forms
  • ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ‎ (ˁēḏōḵ hāwē brīḵā)

Etymology

From ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂‎ (ˁēḏōḵ, “your holiday”) +‎ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ‎ (brīḵā, “blessed”), literally “Blessed holiday; May your holiday be blessed”.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕeːðoːx‿briːxaː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔeːðoːx‿briːxaː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔiːdux‿briːxaː]

Interjection

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ‎ • (ˁēḏōḵ brīḵā)

  1. A greeting said on holidays such as Easter, Christmas, and New Year; (to a man)

Usage notes
  • This is said to a single male; the feminine singular is ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ‎ (ˁēḏāḵ brīḵā), and the plural is ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ‎ (ˁēḏawḵōn brīḵā).
  • The traditional response is ܥܲܠܘܿܟ݁ ܘܥܲܠ ܒܲܝܬܘܿܟ݂‎ (ˁalōk w-ˁal baytōḵ, “Upon you and your household.”)
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