Wishes & occasions in Assyrian
Birthdays, weddings, festivals and condolences — what you say when the day calls for something.
How to say “Congratulations!”, “Bless you”, “Thank God!” and more in everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth), with the Syriac script.
aynukh barane!
ܐܵܝܢܘ̣ܚ ܒܵܪܵܢܸܐ!
Congratulations!
al-kheyr oya!
ܐܵܠ ܚܹܝܪ ܐܘ̇ܝܵܐ!
Bless you
menta men-alaha
ܡܸܢܬܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܐܵܠܵܗܵܐ
Thank God!
sakh salamat avet
ܣܵܚ ܣܵܠܵܡܵܬ ܐܵܘܸܬ
May you be healthy
khayyet emma shenne
ܚܵܝܝܸܬ ܐܸܡܡܵܐ ܫܸܢܢܸܐ
May you live a hundred years
bet-yalda ave brikha
ܒܸܬ ܝܵܠܕܵܐ ܐܵܘܸܐ ܒܪܝܼܚܵܐ
Happy Christmas
shitokhun brekhta
ܫܝܼܬܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ ܒܪܸܚܬܵܐ
Happy New Year
idokhun brikha
ܐܝܼܕܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ ܒܪܝܼܚܵܐ
Happy festival
ave khluylokhun brikha
ܐܵܘܸܐ ܚܠܘ̣ܝܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ ܒܪܝܼܚܵܐ
Congratulations on your wedding
oya brekhta khadutokhun
ܐܘ̇ܝܵܐ ܒܪܸܚܬܵܐ ܚܵܕܘ̣ܬܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ
May you have happiness
avilukh beta benna
ܐܵܘܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ ܒܹܬܵܐ ܒܸܢܢܵܐ
May you have a home of your own
rishokhun ave basima
ܪܝܼܫܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ ܐܵܘܸܐ ܒܵܣܝܼܡܵܐ
I am sorry for your loss
alaha manekhle
ܐܵܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܵܢܸܚܠܸܐ
May God grant him rest
bet-yaldukh ave brikha
Happy birthday
betukh ave brikha
Congratulations on the house
mashinakh oya brekhta
Congratulations on the car
rishukh ave basima
I am sorry for your loss (to a man)
b-khela d-alaha
God willing