ܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܡܐ ܠܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
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Alternative forms

  • ܡܘܿ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܘܿ ܠܲܝܬ (mō īṯ mō layt)

Etymology

Literally, “What is there, what is there not”; compare the same in Turoyo ܡܷܢ ܟܝܬ ܡܷܢ ܠܱܝܬ (mën kit mën läyt), Iraqi Arabic شاكو ماكو (šāku māku), and North Levantine Arabic شوفي مافي (šūfi māfi). See Azerbaijani nə var, nə yox for more.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɑː‿ʔiːθ‿mɑː‿layt.]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [moː‿ʔiːt‿moː‿liːt]

Phrase

ܡܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܡܵܐ ܠܲܝܬ • (mā īṯ mā layt)

  1. (informal) what's up?; what's going on?; how are you?
    Synonym: ܡܵܐ ܡܸܢܘܼܟ݂ (mā minōḵ)
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