ܡܘ ܐܝܬ ܡܘ ܠܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܵܐ ܠܲܝܬ (mā īṯ mā layt)

Etymology

From underlying ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܐܝܼܬ ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܠܲܝܬ (mōdī īt mōdī layt, literally “what is there, what is there not”); compare the same in Iraqi Arabic شاكو ماكو (šāku māku) and North Levantine Arabic شوفي مافي (šūfi māfi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moː‿ʔitː‿moː‿litː]

Phrase

ܡܘܿ ܐܝܼܬ ܡܘܿ ܠܲܝܬ؟ • (mō īt mō layt?)

1. (informal) what's up?; what's going on?; how are you?