ܫܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
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Etymology

From ܫܸܡܵܐ‎ (šimmā, “name”) +‎ ܕ-‎ (d-, “of”) +‎ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ‎ (allāhā, “God”), literally “The name of God”.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃɪmmaː‿dalaːhaː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʃɪmmɪ‿daːlahaː]

Interjection

ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ‎ • (šimmā d-allāhā)

  1. An expression of surprise or awe
    ‏ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ! ܟܡܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂‎
    šimmā d-allāhā! kmā rḇē loḵ
    Wow! You’ve grown so much.
    (literally, “The name of God! How much you grew.”)
  2. Said as a short prayer to someone who has just tripped or fallen
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