ܡܡܠܘܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܐܒܐ ܠܬܪܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
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Alternative forms

  • ܡܡܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܲܢ ܥܲܠ ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ (mmūlil lan ˁal dēḇā ṯē lēh dēḇā)

Etymology

Literally, “talking about the wolf, and the wolf is at the door”

Phrase

ܡܡܲܠܘܿܠܹܐ ܥܲܠ ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ ܘܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܬܲܪܥܵܐ • (mmalōlē ˁal dēḇā w-dēḇā ltarˁā)

  1. speak of the devil
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