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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
Etymology
Literally, “peace be upon you”; compare the same in Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ (as-salāmu ʕalayka), Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עָלֶיךָ (shalóm alékha), and Classical Syriac ܫܵܠܡ ܠܵܟ݂.
Pronunciation
Interjection
ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂ • (šlāmā ˁalūḵ) m sg (feminine singular ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šlāmā ˁallāḵ), plural ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šlāmā ˁallāwḵōn))
- hello, hail, peace be upon you
Usage notes
- This term is used when said to a single male.
- For some speakers, this term is fairly formal, in everyday speech often replaced with the shorter ܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šlāmā).
- The typical response is ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ (bšaynā, literally “in peace”) or ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ ܓܲܘܘܿܟ݂ (bšaynā gawōḵ, literally “in peace among you”)