ܫܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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Etymology

From ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmā, “name”) +‎ ܕ- (d-, “of”) +‎ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (allāhā, “God”), literally “The name of God”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪmmaː‿dalaːhaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʃɪmmɪ‿daːlahaː]

Interjection

ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ • (šimmā d-allāhā)

1. An expression of surprise or awe

   ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ! ܟܡܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂

   šimmā d-allāhā! kmā rḇē lōḵ

   Wow! You’ve grown so much.

   (literally, “The name of God! How much you grew.”)

2. Said as a short prayer to someone who has just tripped or fallen