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)

  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 ܫܟܝܼܪܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ!‎‎ ― ānā rābā ṣpāyī idyōm škīrā allāhā! ― I am really well today thanks be to God!
    ‏ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܝܼ̈ ܨܦܝܼ ܬܵܘܕܝܼ!‎‎ ― aḇāhī ṣpī tāwdī! ― My parents are doing well thank you!

Usage notes
  • Grammatically speaking, this term functions like a prepositional phrase, not a true adjective; hence, it doesn’t inflect for gender or number.
  • This also means taking the auxiliary verb ܗܵܘܹܐ‎ (hāwē) is optional.

Interjection

ܨܦܵܝܝܼ • (ṣpāyī)

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

See also
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