ܨܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

(colloquial, dialectal) ܨܲܘܡܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (ṣawmā gūrā)

Etymology

Literally, “The great fast”

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤaw.mɑː‿rabbɑː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [sˤoːma‿rˤaːba]

Noun

ܨܲܘܡܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ • (ṣawmā rabbā) m

(Christianity) Lent, the Christian time of fasting before Easter
Synonym: ܨܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܝܼܢ (ṣawmā d-arbˁīn, literally “the fast of forty”)