ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤɑw.mɑː‿dəʔar.bˤəinː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sˤoːmɑː‿dəʔar.pˤiː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [sˤoːmə‿darbiː]

Noun edit

ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼܢ (ṣāwmā d-arbˁīnm (plural ܨܵܘܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼܢ (ṣāwmē d-arbˁīn))

  1. (Christianity) Lent, the Christian time of fasting before Easter
    Synonyms: ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (ṣāwmā gūrā), ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (ṣāwmā rabbā)

Usage notes edit

This fast lasts 50 days in the Syriac churches.