ܨܦܝܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Northern Kurdish ⁧سپه‌هی⁩ (spehî, “beautiful, fair, good”). Influenced by ⁧ܨܸܦܝܵܐ⁩ (ṣipyā, “pure”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤpɑːjiː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sˤpɑjː]

Adjective

⁧ܨܦܵܝܝܼ⁩ • (ṣpāyī) (invariable)

  1. all right, okay, O.K., well, fine, fair
    ⁧ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ؟⁩ ― kul mindī ṣpāyī laˀḵā? ― Is everything okay here?
    ⁧ܐܵܢܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܨܦܵܝܝܼ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܫܟܝܼܪ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ!⁩ ― ānā rābā ṣpāyī idyōm škīr allāhā! ― I am really well today thanks be to God!
    ⁧ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܝܼ̈ ܨܦܝܼ ܝܢܵܐ ܬܵܘܕܝܼ!⁩ ― aḇāhī ṣpī ìnā tāwdī! ― My parents are doing well thank you!

Interjection

⁧ܨܦܵܝܝܼ⁩ • (ṣpāyī)

  1. well!, good!
  2. ok, right

See also
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