ܫܦܝܪ

Absolute state of ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ (šapīrā, “beautiful, pretty”).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃap.pirː]

ܫܲܦܝܼܪ • (šapīr) (feminine ܫܲܦܝܼܪܲܬ݂ (šappīraṯ), plural ܫܲܦܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (šappīray))

1. construct state singular of ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ (šapīrā, “singular”)

ܫܲܦܝܼܪ • (šapīr)

1. OK, okay, all right used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.

   ܫܲܦܝܼܪ، ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܝܲܐܠܵܗ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ.

   šapīr, hīgāh yallāh āzaḥ.

   All right, let's go then.

   ܫܲܦܝܼܪ، ܡܫܲܪܲܚ ― šapīr, mšarraḥ ― All right, let's get started.

2. well done, good exclamation of praise or endorsement of an achievement.

   ܡܫܘܼܠܸܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟ ܫܲܦܝܼܪ, ܝܲܐܠܵܗ ܟܵܬ݂ܪܲܚ.

   mšūlim lōḵ? šapīr, yallāh kāṯraḥ.

   Finished? Good, let's go on.

3. great, good exclamation of approval

   ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܟܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇. ܫܲܦܝܼܪ, ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܲܚ ܦܵܠܛܲܚ ܓܵܘ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ.!

   miṭrā klē lāh. šapīr, kē māṣaḥ pālṭaḥ gāw šimšā.!

   The rain has stopped. Great, we can go out in the sun!

   ܫܲܦܝܼܪ, ܩܛܵܪܵܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― šapīr, qṭārā laˀḵā ìlēh. ― Good, the train is here.

4. oh just great cynical exclamation of dismay

   ܫܲܦܝܼܪ، ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܡܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܲܚ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ؟

   šapīr, hīgāh mā ˁāḇdaḥ ādīyā?

   Great, so what do we do now?

   ܫܲܦܝܼܪ, ܩܸܡ ܡܲܚܪܒ݂ܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܝܵܘܡܝܼ.

   šapīr, qim maḥrḇit lēh yāwmī.

   Great, you've ruined my day.