ܥܠܘܟ ܘܥܠ ܒܝܬܘܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Etymology

Literally, “Upon you and your household”.

Phrase

ܥܲܠܘܿܟ݂ ܘܥܲܠ ܒܲܝܬܘܿܟ݂ • (ˁalōḵ w-ˁal baytōḵ)

1. A response to ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏōḵ brīḵā, “May your holiday be blessed”), a greeting said on holidays

Usage notes

• This is said to a single male; the feminine singular is ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ ܘܥܲܠ ܒܲܝܬܵܟ݂ (ˁallāḵ w-ˁal baytāḵ), and the plural is ܥܲܠܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܘܥܲܠ ܒܲܝܬܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁalḵōn w-ˁal baytḵōn).
• A fuller form of this phrase is ܥܲܠܘܿܟ݂ ܘܥܲܠ ܒܲܝܬܘܿܟ݂ ܘܥܲܠ ܟܠ ܡܫ̈ܝܼܚܵܝܹܐ (ˁalōḵ w-ˁal baytōḵ w-ˁal kul mšīḥāyē, “Upon you and upon your household and upon all Christians.”)