Vocabulary Luḥo d mele ܠܘܚܐ ܕܡܶܠܶܐ apraxe (pl.) filled vine leaves ܐܰܦ݁ܪܰܟ݂ܶܐ b šayno w bë šlomo Welcome! (Lit. with peace and tranquility!) ܒܫܰܝܢܐ ܘܒܷܫܠܳܡܐ balki maybe ܒܰܠܟܝ baqlawa baklava (desert) ܒܰܩܠܰܘܰܐ basrone mqalye fried meats ܒܰܣܪܳܢܶܐ ܡܩܰܠܝܶܐ basro dab broze pork meat ܒܰܣܪܐ ܕܰܒ ܒܪܳܙܶܐ basro dac cwone lamb meat ܒܰܣܪܐ ܕܰܥ ܥܘܳܢܶܐ basro dag gyoṯe chicken meat ܒܰܣܪܐ ܕܰܓ ܓܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ basro daq qanyone beef ܒܰܣܪܐ ܕܰܩ ܩܰܢܝܳܢܶܐ bece eggs ܒܶܥܶܐ bërġël bulgur ܒܷܪܓ݂ܷܠ bëskwit biscuit ܒܷܣܟܘܝܬ cam sabro in the hope that ܥܰܡ ܣܰܒܪܐ coliqe walnuts dipped in grape syrup (sweet from Turabdin) ܥܳܠܝܩܶܐ čaye tea ܫ̰ܰܝܶܐ dašëšto rice pudding ܕܰܫܷܫܬܐ dawġe ayran (yoghurt drink) ܕܰܘܓ݂ܶܐ fquḏu please; if you please ܦܩܘܕ݂ܘ gabula gabula (food) ܓܰܒܘܠܰܐ u gawrayḏa her husband ܐܘ ܓܰܘܪܰܝܕ݂ܰܗ hamburger hamburger ܗܰܡܒܘܪܓܶܪ heš cal ar raġle still standing ܗܶܫ ܥܰܠ ܐܰܪ ܪܰܓ݂ܠܶܐ hurëk fine wheat groats ܗܘܪܷܟ ḥalwo šaḥino warm milk ܚܰܠܘܐ ܫܰܚـܝܢܐ ḥamro wine ܚܰܡܪܐ ḥḏënne ḥḏoḏe they hugged each other ܚܕ݂ܷܢܢܶܗ ܚܕ݂ܳܕ݂ܶܐ ḥoḏar (that) it’s ready ܚܳܕ݂ܰܪ ḥubo love ܚܘܒܐ ḥulmono health ܚܘܠܡܳܢܐ jajëq tzatziki, yoghurt dip ܔܰܔܷܩ kibi mcawnallax? Can I (f.) help you (f.)?; Can I give you a hand? ܟܝܒܝ ܡܥܰܘܢܰܠܠܰܟ݂؟ kodorën šlomo they greet each other ܟܳܕܳܪܷܢ ܫܠܳܡܐ koḥëḏni ḥḏoḏe ḥiṣo they hug each other firmly ܟܳܚܷܕ݂ܢܝ ܚܕ݂ܳܕ݂ܶܐ ܚـܝܨܐ kola cola ܟܳܠܰܐ komdašninalax we give you (f.); we gift you (f.) ܟܳܡܕܰܫܢܝܢܰܠܰܟ݂ komidaq u zago the bel is rang ܟܳܡܝܕܰܩ ܐܘ ܙܰܓܐ kozëmrolan she sings to us ܟܳܙܷܡܪܳܠܰܢ košëlḥi aš šakkalaṯṯe they take off their shoes ܟܳܫܷܠܚـܝ ܐܰܫ ܫܰܟܟܰܠܰܬ݂ܬ݂ܶܗ koso cup, glass ܟܳܣܐ koso d čaye a cup of tea ܟܳܣܐ ܕܫ̰ܰܝܶܐ koṯen l bola she remembers them ܟܳܐܬ݂ܷܢ ܠܒܳܠܰܗ kuko cake ܟܘܟܐ kuko di čoqlaṭa chocolate cake ܟܘܟܐ ܕܝ ܫ̰ܳܩܠܰܛܰܐ kowe it is possible ܟܳܘܶܐ kutle kutle (fine ground wheat dumplings stuffed with minced meat and onions) ܟܘܬܠܶܐ labaniye du qaṭiro yoghurt soup with wheat ܠܰܒܰܢܝـܝܶܐ ܕܘ ܩܰܛܝܪܐ laḥmo bread ܠܰܚܡܐ lawġël inside ܠܰܘܓ݂ܷܠ layt furšono it does not matter; it makes no difference; no problem! ܠܰܝܬ ܦܘܪܫܳܢܐ lo ṭucyat don’t forget (f.)! ܠܐ ܛܘܥܝܰܬ maclalle they raised ܡܰܥܠܰܠܠܶܗ mamṭe (that) he brings ܡܰܡܛܶܐ maqarna pasta ܡܰܩܰܪܢܰܐ marga meat and onion stew ܡܰܪܓܰܐ matfuniye stew ܡܰܬܦܘܢܝـܝܶܐ maye water ܡܰܝܶܐ maye cṣire juice ܡܰܝܶܐ ܥܨܝܪܶܐ maye daf fire fruit juice(s) ܡܰܝܶܐ ܕܰܦ ܦܝܪܶܐ maye ḥarufe soda water, sparkling water ܡܰܝܶܐ ܚܰܪܘܦܶܐ maye (šalye) (still) water ܡܰܝܶܐ (ܫܰܠܝܶܐ) mcazminanne (that) we invite them ܡܥܰܙܡܝܢܰܢܢܶܗ mobayl mobile phone ܡܳܒܰܝܠ mšayalle bu šlomo dë ḥḏoḏe they asked about each other's well-being ܡܫܰܝܰܠܠܶܗ ܒܘ ܫܠܳܡܐ ܕܷܚܕ݂ܳܕ݂ܶܐ muklo Suryoyo Syriac food ܡܘܟܠܐ ܣܘܪܝܳܝܐ muklone qayire cold dishes ܡܘܟܠܳܢܶܐ ܩܰܝـܝܪܶܐ muklone šaḥine hot dishes ܡܘܟܠܳܢܶܐ ܫܰܚܝܢܶܐ muklo w maštyo food and drink ܡܘܟܠܐ ܘܡܰܫܬܝܐ u muklo ḥaḏër the food is ready; dinner is ready ܐܘ ܡܘܟܠܐ ܚܰܕ݂ܷܪ nawḥat (that) you bark ܢܰܘܚܰܬ nuno bi fërna fish in the oven ܢܘܢܐ ܒܝ ܦܷܪܢܰܐ nuno mqalyo fried fish ܢܘܢܐ ܡܩܰܠܝܐ nuno mṭawyo grilled fish ܢܘܢܐ ܡܛܰܘܝܐ päṭaṭa mqalayto fried potatoes; potato chips ܦܱ݁ܛܰܛܰܐ ܡܩܰܠܰܝܬܐ päṭaṭa šlëqto boiled potatoes ܦܱ݁ܛܰܛܰܐ ܫܠܷܩܬܐ pizza pizza ܦ݁ܝܬܙܰܐ qayimi they stood up ܩܰܝـܝܡܝ qaṭiro yoghurt ܩܰܛܝܪܐ rezo rice ܪܶܙܐ sandwiče sandwiches ܣܰܢܕܘܝܫ̰ܶܐ šakar sugar ܫܰܟܰܪ šamborakat pastry filled with minced meat and onions ܫܰܡܒܳܪܰܟܰܬ štoye jamude cold drinks ܫܬܳܝܶܐ ܔܰܡܘܕܶܐ štoye šaḥine warm drinks ܫܬܳܝܶܐ ܫܰܚܝܢܶܐ šušaye bottle ܫܘܫܰܝܶܐ tawdi li tacbayḏax thank you for your (f.) effort ܬܰܘܕܝ ܠܝ ܬܰܥܒܰܝܕ݂ܰܟ݂ tax come!; come over! (Sg.f.) ܬܰܟ݂ ṭarfe raġye das sate fresh grape leaves ܛܰܪܦܶܐ ܪܰܓ݂ܝܶܐ ܕܰܣ ܣܰܬܶܐ ṭlawḥe lentils; lentil soup ܛܠܰܘܚܶܐ Ṭurcabdinoyo someone/something from Turabdin (sg.m.) ܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢܳܝܐ wacdo appointment; date ܘܰܥܕܐ waxam here: ingredients ܘܰܟ݂ܰܡ yalife learned; used to; accustomed to (Pl.) ܝܰܠܝܦܶܐ zälaṭa daf fire cam ayës fruit salad with ice cream ܙܱܠܰܛܰܐ ܕܰܦ ܦܝܪܶܐ ܥܰܡ ܐܰܝܷܣ zälaṭa du qaṭiro yoghurt salad ܙܱܠܰܛܰܐ ܕܘ ܩܰܛܝܪܐ zälaṭa d qesar Caesar salad ܙܱܠܰܛܰܐ ܕܩܶܣܰܪ zälaṭa day yarqe green salad ܙܱܠܰܛܰܐ ܕܰܝ ܝܰܪܩܶܐ zmarto; Pl. zmaryoṯe song ܙܡܰܪܬܐ، ܙܡܰܪܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ
