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pis ܦܝܼܣ

pis is the Assyrian word for bad, worthless — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

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Meaning

  1. bad, worthless, disgusting, nasty

Examples

o-nasha raba pisile
ܐܘ̇ ܢܵܫܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܦܝܼܣ ܐܝܼܠܸܐ
That man is very bad
ya nasha ka-surayet diyyan pis lele viyya
ܝܵ ܢܵܫܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܣܘ̣ܪܵܝܸܬ ܕܝܼܝܝܵܢ ܦܝܼܣ ܠܹܠܸܐ ܘܝܼܝܝܵܐ
This man has not been bad for our Assyrians
urkhay roba pisva
ܐܘ̣ܪܚܵܝ ܪܘ̇ܒܵܐ ܦܝܼܣ ܘܵܐ
The roads were very bad

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 256.

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