ܫܦܝܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܦ ܪ (š p r)
2 terms

Etymology

Absolute state of ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ (šapīrā, “beautiful, pretty”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃap.pirː]

Adjective

ܫܲܦܝܼܪ • (šapīr) (feminine ܫܲܦܝܼܪܲܬ݂ (šappīraṯ), plural ܫܲܦܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (šappīray))

1. construct state singular of ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ (šapīrā, “singular”)

Interjection

ܫܲܦܝܼܪ • (šapīr)

1. OK, okay, all right used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.

   ܫܲܦܝܼܪ، ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܝܲܐܠܵܗ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ. ― šapīr, hīgāh yallāh āzaḥ. ― All right, let's go then.

   ܫܲܦܝܼܪ، ܡܫܲܪܲܚ ― šapīr, mšarraḥ ― All right, let's get started.

2. well done, good exclamation of praise or endorsement of an achievement.

   ܡܫܘܼܠܸܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ ܫܲܦܝܼܪ, ܝܲܐܠܵܗ ܟܵܬ݂ܪܲܚ. ― mšūlim lūḵ? šapīr, yallāh kāṯraḥ. ― Finished? Good, let's go on.

3. great, good exclamation of approval

   ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܟܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇. ܫܲܦܝܼܪ, ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܲܚ ܦܵܠܛܲܚ ܓܵܘ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ.! ― miṭrā klē lāh. šapīr, kē māṣaḥ pālṭaḥ gāw šimšā.! ― The rain has stopped. Great, we can go out in the sun!

   ܫܲܦܝܼܪ, ܩܛܵܪܵܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― šapīr, qṭārā laˀḵā ìlēh. ― Good, the train is here.

4. oh just great cynical exclamation of dismay

   ܫܲܦܝܼܪ، ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܡܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܲܚ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ؟ ― šapīr, hīgāh mā ˁāḇdaḥ ādīyā? ― Great, so what do we do now?

   ܫܲܦܝܼܪ, ܩܸܡ ܡܲܚܪܒ݂ܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܝܵܘܡܝܼ. ― šapīr, qim maḥrḇit lēh yāwmī. ― Great, you've ruined my day.