ܒܫܝܢܐ

Literally, “in peace”.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bʃaj.nɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [bʃeːnɑː]

ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ • (b-šaynā)

1. hello, welcome (usually in response of ܫܠܵܡܵܐ‎ (šlāmā))
2. you’re welcome (said when one is thanked) as a reply to ܬܵܘܕܝܼ‎ (tāwdī, “thank you”) or other thanking
3. nice to meet you
4. here you are (said when you hand something over)

   Synonym: ܦܲܩܸܕ‎ (paqqid)

A fuller form of this phrase is ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܘܛܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (bšaynā w-ṭāḇāṯā, “In peace and goodness”).

• ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (b-šaynā tē luḵ, “welcome”)
• ܦܘܼܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ‎ (puš b-šaynā, “goodbye”)

• ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (in bāsmā lūḵ, “please”)
• ܬܵܘܕܝܼ‎ (tāwdī, “thank you”)