ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Etymology

From ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (allāhā, “God”) +‎ ܠܵܐ (lā, “not”) +‎ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ݂ (ˁāḇēḏ, “do”), literally “May God not do (it)!”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔalaːhaː‿laː‿ʕaːveːð]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔaːlaː‿la‿ʔaːwɪð]

Interjection

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ݂ • (allāhā lā ˁāḇēḏ)

1. an expression of disapproval of a possible future occurrence of an event