ܐܝܕܘܟ ܠܐ ܡܪܥܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
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Etymology

Compare the same in Persian دست شما درد نکنه (dast-e šomâ dard nakone) and Azerbaijani əllərin ağrımasın.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈʔiːðoːx‿ˈlɑː‿ˈmɑːrʕiː]

Phrase

ܐܝܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ ܠܵܐ ܡܵܪ̈ܥܝܼܢ݇ • (īḏōḵ lā mārˁī)

  1. Literally, “May your hands not hurt”, phrase used when someone prepares food for you or does you a favor

Usage notes

  • This phrase inflects to fit grammatical context; ܐܝܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (īḏōḵ) is said to a single male, the feminine singular is ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (īḏāḵ), and the plural is ܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īḏawḵōn).
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