ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɑw.mɑː‿dəʔar.bˤəinː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sˤoːmɑː‿dəʔar.pˤiː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [sˤoːmə‿darbiː]

Noun

ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼܢ • (ṣāwmā d-arbˁīn) m (plural ܨܵܘܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼܢ (ṣāwmē d-arbˁīn))

1. (Christianity) Lent, the Christian time of fasting before Easter

   Synonyms: ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (ṣāwmā gūrā), ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (ṣāwmā rabbā)

Usage notes

This fast lasts 50 days in the Syriac churches.