ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤɑw.mɑː‿dəʔar.bˤəinː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [sˤoːmɑː‿dəʔar.pˤiː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [sˤoːmə‿darbiː]
Noun
editܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼܢ • (ṣāwmā d-arbˁīn) m (plural ܨܵܘܡܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼܢ (ṣāwmē d-arbˁīn))
- (Christianity) Lent, the Christian time of fasting before Easter
- Synonyms: ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (ṣāwmā gūrā), ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (ṣāwmā rabbā)
Usage notes
editThis fast lasts 50 days in the Syriac churches.