ܐܠܗܐ ܡܚܣܐ ܠܗ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Etymology

Literally, “May God absolve him.” Also found in Turoyo ܐܰܠܳܗܐ ܡܚܰܣܶܐ ܠܶܗ (aloho mḥase leh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔalaːhaː‿mħasseː‿leːh]

Phrase

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܚܲܣܹܐ ܠܹܗ • (allāhā mḥassē lēh)

1. phrase used after a reference to a deceased man or boy

   Synonym: ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܲܢܝܸܚ ܠܹܗ (allāhā manyiḥ lēh)

Usage notes

• This is the masculine singular form; the feminine singular is ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܚܲܣܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (allāhā mḥassē lāh), and the plural is ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܚܲܣܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (allāhā mḥassē lhōn).
• A common reply is ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܚܲܣܹܐ ܡܝܼ̈ܬ݂ܘܿܟ݂ (allāhā mḥassē mīṯōḵ, “May God absolve your dead.”) or ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܚܲܣܹܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫ̈ܘܿܟ݂ (allāhā mḥassē nāšōḵ, “May God absolve your people.”)