ܛܝܒܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܛܝܒܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ (ṭaybū l-ˀălāhā, literally “grace to God”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤajbuː‿ləʔalɑːhɑː]

Phrase

ܛܲܝܒܘܼ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ • (ṭaybū l-allāhā)

1. thank God, praise be to God

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܛܲܝܒܘܼ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ― ānā ìwen ṭāḇā ṭaybū l-allāhā ― I’m fine, praise be to God

   ܛܲܝܒܘܼ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܥܪܝܼܩ ܠܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܸܢܛܵܐ ― ṭaybū l-allāhā ˁrīq lan min qinṭā ― Thank God we escaped the danger