ܝܘܡܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “Blessed day”

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [joːmɑː‿briːxɑː]

Interjection

ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (yāwmā brīḵā)

1. good day (a greeting generally used between sunrise and sunset)

   ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܵܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ! ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܝܘܸܬ ܐܸܕܝܵܘܡ؟

   yāwmā brīḵā yā ḥaḇrī ! dāḵī ìwet idyāwm?

   Good day my friend! how are you today?

2. have a nice day (a typical farewell when parting)

   ܬܲܘܕܝܼ، ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ! ― tawdī, yāwmā brīḵā! ― Thank you, have a nice day!

Usage notes

• In formal situations the possessive pronoun endings are attached to ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā); in the masculine singular form ܝܵܘܡܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (yāwmoḵ brīḵā), in the feminine singular ܝܵܘܡܵܟ݂ܝ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (yāwmāḵ brīḵā), and in the plural ܝܵܘܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (yāwmoḵon brīḵā).