ܦܘܫ ܒܫܠܡܐ
push bashlama
In Aramaic, "bye" is expressed as ܦܘܫ ܒܫܠܡܐ (push bashlama).
ܦܘܫ ܒܫܠܡܐ is used as a parting expression, literally wishing the person to "rest in peace" or "stay in peace" as they depart.
Meaning: short for goodbye (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the word for 'rest' or 'stay' (ܦܘܫ) and the prepositional phrase 'in peace' (ܒܫܠܡܐ).
How do you pronounce it?
push bashlama
Did you know?
- While ܦܘܫ ܒܫܠܡܐ means 'stay in peace', the word ܫܠܡܐ also shares a root with the Aramaic word for 'payment' or 'completion', linking the idea of peace with being 'whole'.
- The word for 'peace' in this phrase, ܫܠܡܐ, is the same root used in the name 'Salome', which has been popularized in English through biblical history.
- The root ܫܠܡܐ is the ancestral link between the Aramaic 'bye', the Hebrew shalom and the Arabic salam. These three languages use the same core root to express the concept of peace across different cultures.
Example conversation
Mariam and Gabriel are leaving each other after a meeting.
- ܡܪܝܡ Mariamܐܢܐ ܡܙܝܩܐ ܐܢܐ, ܓܒܪܐܝܠ.Ana mziqa ana, Gabriel.I am leaving now, Gabriel.
- ܓܒܪܐܝܠ Gabrielܐܘܟܝܪܐ, ܦܘܫ ܒܫܠܡܐ.Okhira, push b-shlama.Okay, bye.
- ܡܪܝܡ Mariamܦܘܫ ܒܫܠܡܐ!Push b-shlama!Bye!
- ܓܒܪܐܝܠ Gabrielܫܠܡܐ ܠܟ.Shlama lach.Peace be with you.
