ܟܪܣܐ ܣܒܝܥܬܐ ܘܥܝܢܐ ܟܦܝܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
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Etymology

Literally, “The stomach is full but the eye is hungry.”

Phrase

ܟܲܪܣܵܐ ܣܒ݂ܝܼܥܬܵܐ ܘܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܟܦܝܼܢܬܵܐ • (karsā sḇīˁtā w-ˁaynā kpīntā)

  1. phrase used for one who is satiated but eyeing food, as though hungry
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