Notes

Fušoqe

1	moḥewa maṭro	ܡܳܚܶܘܰܐ ܡܰܛܪܐ	it was raining
2	ḥiṣo	ܚـܝܨܐ	heavy (m.)
3	Mëdhoye	ܡܷܕܗܳܝܶܐ	from the village Midën (Pl.)
4	xud ḥa fotëḥ feme du gawdo	ܟ݂ܘܕ ܚܰܐ ܦܳܬܷܚ ܦܶܡܶܗ ܕܘ ܓܰܘܕܐ	It’s really coming down out there! (lit.: like opening the ‘gawdo’, dried animal skin bag used to make butter from yoghurt)
5	jëddi	ܔܷܕܕܝ	my grandfather
6	zlam	ܙܠܰܐܡ	man
7	šubḥo l Aloho	ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܰܐܠܳܗܐ	praise God!
8	az zadone	ܐܰܙ ܙܰܕܳܢܶܐ	the grain
9	ḥšamto	ܚܫܰܡܬܐ	dinner; evening meal
10	ṣopa daq qayse	ܨܳܦ݁ܰܐ ܕܰܩ ܩܰܝܣܶܐ	wood stove
11	qašo	ܩܰܫܐ	priest
12	nšëqlan iḏe	ܢܫܷܩܠܰܢ ܐܝܕ݂ܶܗ	we kissed his hand
13	yotu	ܝܳܬܘ	(that) he sits down
14	mšayele acle	ܡܫܰܝܶܠܶܗ ܐܰܥܠܶܗ	he asked about his well-being
15	baṯqyomo	ܒܰܬ݂ܩܝܳܡܐ	priest’s wife
16	tawdi l Moryo	ܬܰܘܕܝ ܠܡܳܪܝܐ	thank the Lord!
17	jayran	ܔܰܝܪܰܐܢ	electricity
18	qṭic	ܩܛܝܥ	(the power) went off
19	mäzäle	ܡܱܙܱܠܶܐ	room
20	hawyo cëtma	ܗܰܘܝܐ ܥܷܬܡܰܐ	(the room) became dark
21	mayte	ܡܰܝܬܶܐ	(that) he brings
22	šroġo	ܫܪܳܓ݂ܐ	oil lamp
23	dirake	ܕܝܪܰܟܶܐ	transmission towers
24	telat	ܬܶܠܰܬ	(electricity) wires
25	b ḥänäke	ܒܚܱܢܱܟܶܐ	jokingly
26	Abuna	ܐܰܒܘܢܰܐ	Father (when addressing a priest)
27	qṭëclux u jayran aclan	ܩܛܷܥܠܘܟ݂ ܐܘ ܔܰܝܪܰܐܢ ܐܰܥܠܰܢ	you cut off our electricity supply
28	inšallah xer yo	ܐܝܢܫܰܠܠܰܗ ܟ݂ܶܪ ܝܐ	hopefully there is nothing wrong
29	maqëṯle	ܡܰܩܷܬ݂ܠܶܗ	he put on
30	bahër	ܒܰܗܷܪ	it became light
31	lawġël	ܠܰܘܓ݂ܷܠ	inside
32	gaḥëk (= gaḥëx)	ܓܰܚܷܟ (ܓܰܚܷܟ݂)	he laughed; he smiled
33	nëcma	ܢܷܥܡܰܐ	mercy; favor
34	maxlaṣlalan	ܡܰܟ݂ܠܰܨܠܰܠܰܢ	she saved us
35	bahërtër	ܒܰܗܷܪܬܷܪ	lighter
36	šmayono	ܫܡܰܝܳܢܐ	heavenly (m.)
37	u maṯyayḏux	ܐܘ ܡܰܬ݂ܝܰـܝܕ݂ܘܟ	your (m.) visit (literally: your coming)
38	mar	ܡܰܪ	talk! say!
39	i palutayḏi	ܐܝ ܦ݁ܰܠܘܬܰܝܕ݂ܝ	my ‘paluta’ (a group of volunteers to help the person who invited them to contribute, often in rural areas)
40	quro yo	ܩܘܪܐ ܝܐ	it is cold
41	layban ëzzan laq qayse	ܠܰܝܒܰܢ ܐܷܙܙܰܢ ܠܰܩ ܩܰܝܣܶܐ	we can go to collect wood
42	Aloho mbarëx aclux	ܐܰܠܳܗܐ ܡܒܰܪܷܟ݂ ܐܰܥܠܘܟ݂	may God bless you (m.)!
43	cal ac cayne	ܥܰܠ ܐܰܥ ܥܰܝܢܶܐ	with pleasure
44	betfaq	ܒܶܬܦܰܐܩ	if nothing comes in between; God willing; if all goes well
45	cam nfoqe di šëmšo	ܥܰܡ ܢܦܳܩܶܗ ܕܝ ܫܷܡܫܐ	with sunrise
46	u nargayḏi	ܐܘ ܢܰܪܓܰܝܕ݂ܝ	my axe
47	šaxṣat	ܫܰܟ݂ܨܰܬ	individuals; persons
48	aṯoye	ܐܰܬ݂ܳܝܶܐ	coming (pl.)
49	Aloho mbarëx aclayye	ܐܰܠܗܐ ܡܒܰܪܷܟ݂ ܐܰܥܠܰܝـܝܶܗ	may God bless them!
50	d lowe	ܕܠܳܘܶܐ	if there isn’t
51	šëlliye	ܫܷܠܠܝـܝܶܐ	rainy weather
52	d makfëllux	ܕܡܰܟܦܷܠܠܘܟ݂	that are enough for you (m.); that suffice for you (m.)
53	comër baytux	ܥܳܡܷܪ ܒܰܝܬܘܟ݂	thank you (m.); thanks (m.) (L.6.3)
54	čaye	ܫ̰ܰܝܶܐ	tea
55	baynaṯṯe	ܒܰܝܢܰܬ݂ܬ݂ܶܗ	in them (in the water)
56	midola	ܡܝܕܳܠܰܗ	she took her
57	maḥtola	ܡܰܚܬܳܠܰܗ	she put her
58	kulyo	ܟܘܠܝܐ	(so that the tea) sits
59	hedi	ܗܶܕܝ	then
60	mlela	ܡܠܶܠܰܗ	she filled
61	qëdaḥe	ܩܷܕܰܚܶܐ	cups, glasses
62	qawite	ܩܰܘܝܬܶܐ	‘qawite’ (a sweet from Turabdin, traditionally prepared to be consumed after the three days of the Nineveh fasting; ingredients are crushed chickpeas, crushed seeds and grapes syrup.
63	sëmle märaq	ܣܷܡܠܶܗ ܡܱܪܰܩ	he wondered; he wanted to know
64	fṣiḥ	ܦܨܝـܚ	he became happy
65	gëd maḥkenux	ܓܷܕ ܡܰܚܟܶܢܘܟ݂	I (m.) will tell you (m.)
66	lo ḥayrët lu qëṣurayḏi	ܠܐ ܚܰـܝܪܷܬ ܠܘ ܩܷܨܘܪܰܝܕ݂ܝ	forgive me!; I’m sorry!
67	ṭacyono ruḥi	ܛܰܥܝܳܢܐ ܪܘܚܝ	I (f.) forgot
68	majburi	ܡܰܔܒܘܪܝ	mandatory
69	aġawat	ܐܰܓ݂ܰܘܰܬ	agas, clan leaders
70	u šulṭonaṯṯe	ܐܘ ܫܘܠܛܳܢܰܬ݂ܬ݂ܶܗ	their power; their influence
71	ḥṣodo	ܚܨܳܕܐ	harvest; crop
72	qṭofo	ܩܛܳܦܐ	(grape) harvest
73	ksoḥo	ܟܣܳܚܐ	pruning
74	dat tre	ܕܰܬ ܬܪܶܐ	second
75	muxtar	ܡܘܟ݂ܬܰܐܪ	mayor; village head
76	more d bote	ܡܳܪܶܗ ܕܒܳܬܶܐ	house owners
77	mäsäla	ܡܱܣܱܠܰܐ	for example
78	hakka	ܗܰܟܟܰܐ	if
79	lo komimëd	ܠܐ ܟܳܡܝܡܷܕ	one does not take (e.g. money)
80	kalla (m.)	ܟܰܠܠܰܐ	money
81	šuġlo du xer	ܫܘܓ݂ܠܐ ܕܘ ܟ݂ܶܪ	voluntary work
82	sniquṯo	ܣܢܝܩܘܬ݂ܐ	need; necessity
83	w bas	ܘܒܰܣ	only; just
84	more di paluta	ܡܳܪܶܗ ܕܝ ܦ݁ܰܠܘܬܰܐ	the organizer(s) of the ‘paluta‘ (see also 39)
85	af fëclayḏe	ܐܰܦ ܦܷܥܠܰܝܕ݂ܶܗ	his workers, his helpers
86	crayto	ܥܪܰܝܬܐ	lunch
87	masawco	ܡܰܣܰܘܥܐ	(that) she fills up
88	kolaymi	ܟܳܠܰܝܡܝ	they gather
89	tre tloṯo pirat (= tarte tlaṯ pirat)	ܬܪܶܐ ܬܠܳܬ݂ܐ ܦ݁ܝܪܰܬ (= ܬܰܪܬܶܐ ܬܠܰܬ݂ ܦ݁ܝܪܰܬ)	two, three women
90	dësto	ܕܷܣܬܐ	large pan (used to cook for big group of people)
91	basro	ܒܰܣܪܐ	meat
92	rezo	ܪܶܙܐ	rice
93	faṣuliye	ܦܰܨܘܠܝـܝܶܐ	(white) beans
94	ṣawmo	ܨܰܘܡܐ	fasting; fasting period
95	baṣle	ܒܰܨܠܶܐ	onions
96	dibës	ܕܝܒܷܣ	grapes syrup
97	fëlge d yawmo (= falge d yawmo)	ܦܷܠܓܶܗ ܕܝܰܘܡܐ (= ܦܰܠܓܶܗ ܕܝܰܘܡܐ)	noon; afternoon
98	ṭuro	ܛܘܪܐ	mountain, here: forest
99	karmo	ܟܰܪܡܐ	vineyard
100	arco	ܐܰܪܥܐ	field, land
101	komëbli	ܟܳܡܷܒܠܝ	they take with them; they carry with them
102	ḥälile	ܚܱܠܝܠܶܐ	‘halile’ (Sundried sweet from grapes syrup)
103	bastiq	ܒܰܣܬܝܩ	‘bastiq’ (sundried fruitleather from grapes syrup)
104	coliqe	ܥܳܠܝܩܶܐ	‘coliqe’ (walnuts dipped in grapes syrup and sundried)
105	laḥmo du tanuro	ܠܰܚܡܐ ܕܘ ܬܰܢܘܪܐ	Tannur-Brot, traditionelles Fladenbrot
106	nabišoṯe	ܢܰܒܝܫܳܬ݂ܶܐ	raisins
107	ma lo	ܡܰܐ ܠܐ	isn’t it? (introductory particle of yes-/no- questions, G.24a)
108	Mar Gawriye	ܡܰܪ ܓܰܘܪܝـܝܶܐ	Mor Gabriel (Monastery)
109	xabrux yo	ܟ݂ܰܒܪܘܟ݂ ܝܐ	you (m.) are right; you are correct (literally: it is your (m.) word)
110	qariwo l šocṯo	ܩܰܪܝܘܐ ܠܫܳܥܬ݂ܐ	about an hour
111	ṭlëble xaṭër	ܛܠܷܒܠܶܗ ܟ݂ܰܛܷܪ	he said goodbye
112	maqlaḏle	ܡܰܩܠܰܕ݂ܠܶܗ	he locked (the gate)
113	darga	ܕܰܪܓܰܐ	gate
114	dërto	ܕܷܪܬܐ	courtyard (in Turabdin, often enclosed by a high wall)
115	ac cadani	ܐܰܥ ܥܰܕܰܢܝ	these traditions
116	rabëc	ܪܰܒܷܥ	spring
117	maqbara	ܡܰܩܒܰܪܰܐ	graveyard
118	manḏëfina	ܡܰܢܕ݂ܷܦܝܢܰܐ	(that) we clean
119	gelo	ܓܶܠܐ	grass
120	qawre	ܩܰܘܪܶܐ	graves
121	kefe	ܟܶܦܶܐ	stones