Dohok, Jewish: The stingy friends (anecdote)

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0:00	ʾəθwa l-Dŏ̀hokˈ xa-ṭùraˈ mux ṭurət dàxxaˈ d-Kàstel.ˈ ʾəθwa l-Dŏ̀hokˈ xa-ṭùraˈ mux ṭurət dàxxaˈ d-Kàstel.ˈ	There was in Dohok (lit. Dohok had) a mountain like the mountain here, the Kastel Mountain.
	ʾàxxa… ʾiθ… hə̀nna wewa… ʿaskar dət ʾenglèzi.ˈ ʾàxxa… ʾiθ… hə̀nna wewa… ʿaskar dət ʾenglèzi.ˈ	Here, there is… there was this… the English army.
	L-dŏ̀hokˈ ʾəθwa mux dòha,ˈ [H]ʾaval[H] ʿàdəl wewa.ˈ rəš ṭura ʿàdəl wewa.ˈ L-dŏ̀hokˈ ʾəθwa mux dòha,ˈ [H]ʾaval[H] ʿàdəl wewa.ˈ rəš ṭura ʿàdəl wewa.ˈ	In Dohok, it was like this one, but it was flat. The top of the hill was flat.
	G-ezi-waˈ mərri-laxˈ yomət šàbθa,ˈ yomanət ʾèða,ˈ g-ezi-wa škàrro,ˈ bnaθa g-yasqi-wa rəš ṭura g-raqðì-wa,ˈ G-ezi-waˈ mərri-laxˈ yomət šàbθa,ˈ yomanət ʾèða,ˈ g-ezi-wa škàrro,ˈ bnaθa g-yasqi-wa rəš ṭura g-raqðì-wa,ˈ	they would go—I told you—on Shabbat, on feast days, they would go to the river, girls would climb the mountain (and) dance,
	u-bnòne,ˈ bnone u-bnàθaˈ u-yəmmàθaˈ ʾaxni doqax-wa nunyàθa,ˈ u-yəmmaθa gə-mbašlì-wa. u-bnòne,ˈ bnone u-bnàθaˈ u-yəmmàθaˈ ʾaxni doqax-wa nunyàθa,ˈ u-yəmmaθa gə-mbašlì-wa.	And boys and girl with mothers… we (children) would catch fish, and (our) mothers would cook.
	θele xa-waʿăda,ˈ g-əmri wuḷḷa ʾoha ṭura ṛaba ḅā̀š-īle,ˈ θele xa-waʿăda,ˈ g-əmri wuḷḷa ʾoha ṭura ṛaba ḅā̀š-īle,ˈ	A time came when they said ‘look, this mountain is very good,
	b-qemax banax xa-[H]misʿadà[H].ˈ Xa-čeyxàna.ˈ b-qemax banax xa-[H]misʿadà[H].ˈ Xa-čeyxàna.ˈ	We will start building a restaurant.
	banax xa-čeyxana rəš do ṭùra.ˈ banax xa-čeyxana rəš do ṭùra.ˈ	We will build a restaurant on top of this mountain.
	Bnèlu xa-čeyxana rəš do ṭura,ˈ čeyxana sqə̀lta,ˈ Bnèlu xa-čeyxana rəš do ṭura,ˈ čeyxana sqə̀lta,ˈ	(so) they build a restaurant on the top of this mountain, a nice restaurant,
	u-naše g-ezi u-kèθe.ˈ u-naše g-ezi u-kèθe.ˈ	and people would pass through it (lit. come and go).
	ʾəθwa ṭḷaha xurawàθa,ˈ ʾəθwa ṭḷaha xurawàθa,ˈ	There were three friends,
	g-emri wuḷḷa ʾaxni ži b-yasqax rəš do ṭura, b-xazax ma ʾiθ go de čeyxana.ˈ g-emri wuḷḷa ʾaxni ži b-yasqax rəš do ṭura, b-xazax ma ʾiθ go de čeyxana.ˈ	they said ‘look, we will also climb up this mountain, we will see what's inside this restaurant.’
	G-əmri [H]ʾaval[H] čeyxànaˈ gəbe yawetun pàre.ˈ G-əmri [H]ʾaval[H] čeyxànaˈ gəbe yawetun pàre.ˈ	But (in a) restaurant, you have to pay (them) money.
	G-əmri yalla ʾàna,ˈ ʾàna b-yawən-nox,ˈ ʾàna b-yawən-nox,ˈ ʾàna b-yawən.ˈ G-əmri yalla ʾàna,ˈ ʾàna b-yawən-nox,ˈ ʾàna b-yawən-nox,ˈ ʾàna b-yawən.ˈ	(But) they say ‘well then, I, I will pay’, ‘I will pay,’ ‘I will pay.’
	Kud ṭḷàhu.ˈ Kud ṭḷàhu.ˈ	All three of them.
	yĭsəqlu rəš ṭùra,ˈ ʾe ma čeyxana sqə̀lta,ˈ yĭsəqlu rəš ṭùra,ˈ ʾe ma čeyxana sqə̀lta,ˈ	They went up the mountain and said ‘this one—what a nice restaurant!’
	yĭʾəllu go čeyxàna,ˈ θele măre čeyxana g-yawəl-lu ʾĭxàla.ˈ yĭʾəllu go čeyxàna,ˈ θele măre čeyxana g-yawəl-lu ʾĭxàla.ˈ	They entered the restaurant, the owner of the restaurant came and served them food.
	Xə̀llu,ˈ xlə̀ṣlu.ˈ θele măre čeyxàna,ˈ g-əbe pàre.ˈ Xə̀llu,ˈ xlə̀ṣlu.ˈ θele măre čeyxàna,ˈ g-əbe pàre.ˈ	They ate, finished. The owner of the restaurant came asking for money.
	G-emər-ru hal-li pàre,ˈ g-emər ʾe, ʾ àhət mərrox qamaye,ˈ hàl-le.ˈ G-emər-ru hal-li pàre,ˈ g-emər ʾe, ʾ àhət mərrox qamaye,ˈ hàl-le.ˈ	He says to them ‘pay me (now).’ (one of them) says ‘oh, you had said (it) first, (you) pay him.ˈ
	ʾawa g-emər ʾ àhət mərrox qamaye,ˈ hàl-le.ˈ ʾawa g-emər ʾ àhət mərrox qamaye,ˈ hàl-le.ˈ	(But) he says ‘you had said it first, (you) give him.;
	g-emər ʾ àhət mərrox qamaye,ˈ hàl-le.ˈ g-emər ʾ àhət mərrox qamaye,ˈ hàl-le.ˈ	He says ‘you had said it first, (you) give him.;
	Măre čeyxana g-əbe pàre!ˈ Măre čeyxana g-əbe pàre!ˈ	(Meanwhile), the owner of the restaurant demands payment.ˈ
	G-emər ʾana ma waji-le mằni mərre là mərre,ˈ ʾana g-əbən pàre.ˈ G-emər ʾana ma waji-le mằni mərre là mərre,ˈ ʾana g-əbən pàre.ˈ	he says ‘I don’t care who had said or who hadn’t said, I demand payment.’
	ʾawa g-emər là,ˈ ṭamắ wa mərre qamaya? ṭamắ mərra qamaya? ʾawa xet g-emər ṭamắ mərre? ʾawa g-emər là,ˈ ṭamắ wa mərre qamaya? ṭamắ mərra qamaya? ʾawa xet g-emər ṭamắ mərre?	(But) he says ‘no, why ??? he said before?’ ‘Why had he said (that) before?’ That other one also says ‘why had he said (it)?’
	G-emər k-iʾetun ma b-òðax?ˈ G-emər k-iʾetun ma b-òðax?ˈ	(The owner of the restaurant) says ‘do you know what we shall do?’
	ʾə̀ltəxˈ go ‘škàrroˈ ʾiθən xa bərke ʾamùqta.ˈ xa-ṃaye ʾamùqa.ˈ ʾə̀ltəxˈ go ‘škàrroˈ ʾiθən xa bərke ʾamùqta.ˈ xa-ṃaye ʾamùqa.ˈ	In the river down below, there's a deep pool. A deep water.
	Sam sxawun tàma,ˈ tmùšū-le réšoxun,ˈ kud moṛəmle reše qamaye ʾàwa [H]bə-mšaləm[H]. Sam sxawun tàma,ˈ tmùšū-le réšoxun,ˈ kud moṛəmle reše qamaye ʾàwa [H]bə-mšaləm[H].	Go immerse yourselves there, immerse your head, whoever raises their head first, he (is the one who) will pay.
	pədla [H]beʿayà[H]. pədla [H]beʿayà[H].	Problem solved.
	Zəllu k-sàxe,ˈ ʾaw qamàya,ˈ g-emər ʾana ṭamằ mabqər reši?ˈ Zəllu k-sàxe,ˈ ʾaw qamàya,ˈ g-emər ʾana ṭamằ mabqər reši?ˈ	They went to swim, the first one says ‘why would I raise my head?’
	Gəbe ʾana yawən.ˈ Gəbe ʾana yawən.ˈ	I (will) have to pay.
	ʾaw də-tre g-emər ṭamằ mabqər reši?ˈ ʾàna b-yawən.ˈ ʾaw də-tre g-emər ṭamằ mabqər reši?ˈ ʾàna b-yawən.ˈ	The second one says ‘why would I raise my head? I will pay.
	la, šud ʾàwa yawəl.ˈ la, šud ʾàwa yawəl.ˈ	No, let him pay.
	ʾaw xaraya g-emər ʾàna la…ˈ ʾana ṭamằ b-yawən?ˈ ʾaw xaraya g-emər ʾàna la…ˈ ʾana ṭamằ b-yawən?ˈ	The last one says ‘not me… why will I pay?’
	[H]Bentayim[H] pəšlu go ṃaye xnə̀qlu.ˈ [H]Bentayim[H] pəšlu go ṃaye xnə̀qlu.ˈ	HIn the meantimeH, they remained under the water and drowned.
	Kùd ṭḷahu xnəqlu.ˈ Kùd ṭḷahu xnəqlu.ˈ	All three drowned.
	xzèluˈ ṭarme dòhunˈ welu rəš ṃàye.ˈ xzèluˈ ṭarme dòhunˈ welu rəš ṃàye.ˈ	They saw their corpses—they were floating on water.

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(1 0:00)ʾəθwa l-Dŏ̀hokˈ xa-ṭùraˈ mux ṭurət dàxxaˈ d-Kàstel.ˈ(2)ʾàxxa… ʾiθ… hə̀nna wewa… ʿaskar dət ʾenglèzi.ˈ(3)L-dŏ̀hokˈ ʾəθwa mux dòha,ˈ [H]ʾaval[H] ʿàdəl wewa.ˈ rəš ṭura ʿàdəl wewa.ˈ(4)G-ezi-waˈ mərri-laxˈ yomət šàbθa,ˈ yomanət ʾèða,ˈ g-ezi-wa škàrro,ˈ bnaθa g-yasqi-wa rəš ṭura g-raqðì-wa,ˈ(5)u-bnòne,ˈ bnone u-bnàθaˈ u-yəmmàθaˈ ʾaxni doqax-wa nunyàθa,ˈ u-yəmmaθa gə-mbašlì-wa.(6)θele xa-waʿăda,ˈ g-əmri wuḷḷa ʾoha ṭura ṛaba ḅā̀š-īle,ˈ(7)b-qemax banax xa-[H]misʿadà[H].ˈ Xa-čeyxàna.ˈ(8)banax xa-čeyxana rəš do ṭùra.ˈ(9)Bnèlu xa-čeyxana rəš do ṭura,ˈ čeyxana sqə̀lta,ˈ(10)u-naše g-ezi u-kèθe.ˈ(11)ʾəθwa ṭḷaha xurawàθa,ˈ(12)g-emri wuḷḷa ʾaxni ži b-yasqax rəš do ṭura, b-xazax ma ʾiθ go de čeyxana.ˈ(13)G-əmri [H]ʾaval[H] čeyxànaˈ gəbe yawetun  pàre.ˈ(14)G-əmri yalla ʾàna,ˈ ʾàna b-yawən-nox,ˈ ʾàna b-yawən-nox,ˈ ʾàna b-yawən.ˈ(15)Kud ṭḷàhu.ˈ(16)yĭsəqlu rəš ṭùra,ˈ ʾe ma čeyxana sqə̀lta,ˈ(17)yĭʾəllu go čeyxàna,ˈ θele măre čeyxana g-yawəl-lu ʾĭxàla.ˈ(18)Xə̀llu,ˈ xlə̀ṣlu.ˈ θele măre čeyxàna,ˈ g-əbe pàre.ˈ(19)G-emər-ru hal-li pàre,ˈ g-emər ʾe, ʾ àhət mərrox qamaye,ˈ hàl-le.ˈ(20)ʾawa g-emər ʾ àhət mərrox qamaye,ˈ hàl-le.ˈ(21)g-emər ʾ àhət mərrox qamaye,ˈ hàl-le.ˈ(22)Măre čeyxana g-əbe pàre!ˈ(23)G-emər ʾana ma waji-le mằni mərre là mərre,ˈ ʾana g-əbən pàre.ˈ(24)ʾawa g-emər là,ˈ ṭamắ  wa mərre qamaya? ṭamắ mərra qamaya? ʾawa xet g-emər ṭamắ mərre?(25)G-emər k-iʾetun ma b-òðax?ˈ(26)ʾə̀ltəxˈ go ‘škàrroˈ ʾiθən xa bərke ʾamùqta.ˈ xa-ṃaye ʾamùqa.ˈ(27)Sam sxawun tàma,ˈ tmùšū-le réšoxun,ˈ kud moṛəmle reše qamaye ʾàwa [H]bə-mšaləm[H].(28)pədla [H]beʿayà[H].(29)Zəllu k-sàxe,ˈ ʾaw qamàya,ˈ g-emər ʾana ṭamằ mabqər reši?ˈ(30)Gəbe ʾana yawən.ˈ(31)ʾaw də-tre g-emər ṭamằ mabqər reši?ˈ ʾàna b-yawən.ˈ(32)la, šud ʾàwa yawəl.ˈ(33)ʾaw xaraya g-emər ʾàna la…ˈ ʾana ṭamằ b-yawən?ˈ(34)[H]Bentayim[H] pəšlu go ṃaye xnə̀qlu.ˈ(35)Kùd ṭḷahu xnəqlu.ˈ(36)xzèluˈ ṭarme dòhunˈ welu rəš ṃàye.ˈ

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(1 0:00)There was in Dohok (lit. Dohok had) a mountain like the mountain here, the Kastel Mountain.(2)Here, there is… there was this… the English army.(3)In Dohok, it was like this one, but it was flat. The top of the hill was flat.(4)they would go—I told you—on Shabbat, on feast days, they would go to the river, girls would climb the mountain (and) dance,(5)And boys and girl with mothers… we (children) would catch fish, and (our) mothers would cook.(6)A time came when they said ‘look, this mountain is very good,(7)We will start building a restaurant.(8)We will build a restaurant on top of this mountain.(9)(so) they build a restaurant on the top of this mountain, a nice restaurant,(10)and people would pass through it (lit. come and go).(11)There were three friends,(12)they said ‘look, we will also climb up this mountain, we will see what's inside this restaurant.’(13)But (in a) restaurant, you have to pay (them) money.(14)(But) they say ‘well then, I, I will pay’, ‘I will pay,’ ‘I will pay.’(15)All three of them.(16)They went up the mountain and said ‘this one—what a nice restaurant!’(17)They entered the restaurant, the owner of the restaurant came and served them food.(18)They ate, finished. The owner of the restaurant came asking for money.(19)He says to them ‘pay me (now).’ (one of them) says ‘oh, you had said (it) first, (you) pay him.ˈ(20)(But) he says ‘you had said it first, (you) give him.;(21)He says ‘you had said it first, (you) give him.;(22)(Meanwhile), the owner of the restaurant demands payment.ˈ(23)he says ‘I don’t care who had said or who hadn’t said, I demand payment.’(24)(But) he says ‘no, why ??? he said before?’ ‘Why had he said (that) before?’ That other one also says ‘why had he said (it)?’(25)(The owner of the restaurant) says ‘do you know what we shall do?’(26)In the river down below, there's a deep pool. A deep water.(27)Go immerse yourselves there, immerse your head, whoever raises their head first, he (is the one who) will pay.(28)Problem solved.(29)They went to swim, the first one says ‘why would I raise my head?’(30)I (will) have to pay.(31)The second one says ‘why would I raise my head? I will pay.(32)No, let him pay.(33)The last one says ‘not me… why will I pay?’(34)HIn the meantimeH, they remained under the water and drowned.(35)All three drowned.(36)They saw their corpses—they were floating on water.