ܒܝܢ ܡܪܙܦܬܐ ܘܣܕܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [beːn‿mar.zap.tɑː‿wəsad.dɑːnɑː]

Phrase

ܒܹܝܢ ܡܲܪܙܲܦܬܵܐ ܘܣܲܕܵܢܵܐ • (bēn marzaptā w-saddānā)

1. literally “between the hammer and the anvil”, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place