Urmi, Christian: The Purchase of a Donkey

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of the Assyrian Christians of Urmi. 4 vols. Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics 86. Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2016, vol. 4	Yulia Davudi	Sydney, AU

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0:00	xá-yuma ⁺màllaˈ xmáru mə̀tlə.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺bàzarˈ k̭at-závən xmàra.ˈ ⁺jummílə zùyzə,ˈ xə̀šləˈ zvə́nnə xá-dana xmàra.ˈ nàšəˈ ⁺rába ɟinàvəˈ xzílun xmárət ⁺màlla,ˈ tílun ⁺bara ⁺bàruˈ k̭át … šak̭lìlə xmára.ˈ xá mənnèˈ xá mən-yàlaˈ šk̭ə́llə šišə̀ltaˈ dəryálə b-k̭dàluˈ xə́šlə ⁺bára ⁺bar-⁺màlla,ˈ mən-ɟibət-xmàra.ˈ ʾo-xína ⁺xòruˈ šk̭ə́llə xmàra,ˈ lubə́llə ⁺bàzarˈ k̭a-zabə̀nnə.ˈ ⁺málla … ʾáha … ⁺bára ⁺báru bərrə̀xšaˈ ⁺mṱáyələ bèta.ˈ ptàlələˈ ɟaššúk̭ə ʾína nàša.ˈ astaxfurɑllɑ̄̀,ˈ astaxfurɑllɑ̄̀ vádələ.ˈ astaxfurɑllɑ̄̀,ˈ astaxfurɑllɑ̄̀,ˈ ⁺yànəˈ ʾó ʾalàha!ˈ ʾó ʾalàha!ˈ ʾáha mù꞊ila?ˈ mù꞊ila víta?ˈ ʾána xmàra zvínənˈ ʾa-dúlə vílə nàša!ˈ màraˈ m-ìca tílux?ˈ ʾávən ⁺xlàpux!ˈ mújjurra vìla? ʾána xmàra zvínənˈ ʾátən nàša!ˈ mù-vila?ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾànaˈ ⁺rába xə́rbənva k̭a-yə̀mmi.ˈ yə́mmi k̭áti ⁺lə̀ṱla,ˈ ʾána víli xmàra.ˈ ɟu-⁺dā́n víli xmàraˈ k̭áti zubə̀nnun.ˈ ɟu-dá-⁺danta ʾàt k̭áy tíyyət zvínət.ˈ mən-k̭uddúrtət ʾalàha,ˈ ʾána mə́drə dúvən ⁺də́rri víli nàša.ˈ ⁺málla ⁺Nasrádən màrələˈ ʾàvən ⁺xlápuxˈ lá-⁺bili k̭a-dìyyuxˈ k̭u-šuk̭-sì!ˈ ʾína dók̭ət náta ⁺ʾal-yə́mmux ⁺hàˈ ʾávət ⁺spày k̭a-yə́mmux ⁺há.ˈ lá macrəbbə́tla mə́drə ⁺leṱàlux.ˈ mára làˈ ʾávən ⁺xlàpuxˈ xína lé-ʾodən ʾa-⁺šùla.ˈ bitáyələ cəs-do-⁺xóru xìnaˈ ṱ-ílə xmárət ⁺málla zùbnuˈ ⁺ʾávva ⁺bára ⁺bar-nàša xə́šlə,ˈ xmára lubə̀llun.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺tàmaˈ zúyzə ⁺pulliyyèlun.ˈ ⁺málla ⁺ʾal-k̭édamta bərrə́xšələ k̭at-xmàra závən.ˈ bəxzáyəl ʾo-xmárət k̭údmə zvìnuvaˈ ʾína ⁺tàmələ.ˈ bərrə́xšələ ɟu-nátu p̂ač̭p̂ùč̭ələˈ màrələˈ mə́drə víyyət náuɟhty k̭a-yə̀mmux,ˈ ⁺xdírət xmàra?ˈ xá-yuma ⁺màllaˈ xmáru mə̀tlə.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺bàzarˈ k̭at-závən xmàra.ˈ ⁺jummílə zùyzə,ˈ xə̀šləˈ zvə́nnə xá-dana xmàra.ˈ nàšəˈ ⁺rába ɟinàvəˈ xzílun xmárət ⁺màlla,ˈ tílun ⁺bara ⁺bàruˈ k̭át … šak̭lìlə xmára.ˈ xá mənnèˈ xá mən-yàlaˈ šk̭ə́llə šišə̀ltaˈ dəryálə b-k̭dàluˈ xə́šlə ⁺bára ⁺bar-⁺màlla,ˈ mən-ɟibət-xmàra.ˈ ʾo-xína ⁺xòruˈ šk̭ə́llə xmàra,ˈ lubə́llə ⁺bàzarˈ k̭a-zabə̀nnə.ˈ ⁺málla … ʾáha … ⁺bára ⁺báru bərrə̀xšaˈ ⁺mṱáyələ bèta.ˈ ptàlələˈ ɟaššúk̭ə ʾína nàša.ˈ astaxfurɑllɑ̄̀,ˈ astaxfurɑllɑ̄̀ vádələ.ˈ astaxfurɑllɑ̄̀,ˈ astaxfurɑllɑ̄̀,ˈ ⁺yànəˈ ʾó ʾalàha!ˈ ʾó ʾalàha!ˈ ʾáha mù꞊ila?ˈ mù꞊ila víta?ˈ ʾána xmàra zvínənˈ ʾa-dúlə vílə nàša!ˈ màraˈ m-ìca tílux?ˈ ʾávən ⁺xlàpux!ˈ mújjurra vìla? ʾána xmàra zvínənˈ ʾátən nàša!ˈ mù-vila?ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾànaˈ ⁺rába xə́rbənva k̭a-yə̀mmi.ˈ yə́mmi k̭áti ⁺lə̀ṱla,ˈ ʾána víli xmàra.ˈ ɟu-⁺dā́n víli xmàraˈ k̭áti zubə̀nnun.ˈ ɟu-dá-⁺danta ʾàt k̭áy tíyyət zvínət.ˈ mən-k̭uddúrtət ʾalàha,ˈ ʾána mə́drə dúvən ⁺də́rri víli nàša.ˈ ⁺málla ⁺Nasrádən màrələˈ ʾàvən ⁺xlápuxˈ lá-⁺bili k̭a-dìyyuxˈ k̭u-šuk̭-sì!ˈ ʾína dók̭ət náta ⁺ʾal-yə́mmux ⁺hàˈ ʾávət ⁺spày k̭a-yə́mmux ⁺há.ˈ lá macrəbbə́tla mə́drə ⁺leṱàlux.ˈ mára làˈ ʾávən ⁺xlàpuxˈ xína lé-ʾodən ʾa-⁺šùla.ˈ bitáyələ cəs-do-⁺xóru xìnaˈ ṱ-ílə xmárət ⁺málla zùbnuˈ ⁺ʾávva ⁺bára ⁺bar-nàša xə́šlə,ˈ xmára lubə̀llun.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺tàmaˈ zúyzə ⁺pulliyyèlun.ˈ ⁺málla ⁺ʾal-k̭édamta bərrə́xšələ k̭at-xmàra závən.ˈ bəxzáyəl ʾo-xmárət k̭údmə zvìnuvaˈ ʾína ⁺tàmələ.ˈ bərrə́xšələ ɟu-nátu p̂ač̭p̂ùč̭ələˈ màrələˈ mə́drə víyyət náuɟhty k̭a-yə̀mmux,ˈ ⁺xdírət xmàra?ˈ	One day the donkey of the mullah died. He went to the market to buy a donkey. He gathered together money and went and bought a donkey. Thieving men saw the donkey of the mullah and came behind him to take the donkey. One of them, a kind of lad, took the chain, put it on his neck and went behind the mullah, instead of the donkey. The other one, his friend, took the donkey, took it to the market to sell it. The mullah with him going behind him arrives home. He turns round, looks and (sees) a man. He shouts ‘God help me! God help me! God help me! God help me!,’ that is ‘Oh God! Oh God! What is this? What has happened? I bought a donkey. It has become a man!’ He says ‘Where have you come from? If you please, how has this happened? I bought a donkey, you are a man! What has happened?' He said ‘I was very wicked to my mother. My mother cursed me and I became a donkey. When I became a donkey, they sold me. At that moment, you came and bought me. By the decree of God I have again returned and become a man. Mullah Nasradin says ‘If you please, I did not want you, go away! But pay attention to your mother heh, be good to your mother heh. Do not make her angry so that she curses you again.’ He says ‘No, Sir, I shall not do this again.’ He comes back to his other friend, who has sold the donkey of the mullah—he went behind the man and took away the donkey. He went there and they divided the money. The next day the mullah goes to buy a donkey. He sees that the donkey which he had bought yesterday is there. He goes and whispers in its ear, saying ‘Have you again been wicked to your mother and become a donkey?'

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xá-yuma ⁺màllaˈ xmáru mə̀tlə.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺bàzarˈ k̭at-závən xmàra.ˈ ⁺jummílə zùyzə,ˈ xə̀šləˈ zvə́nnə xá-dana xmàra.ˈ nàšəˈ ⁺rába ɟinàvəˈ xzílun xmárət ⁺màlla,ˈ tílun ⁺bara ⁺bàruˈ k̭át … šak̭lìlə xmára.ˈ xá mənnèˈ xá mən-yàlaˈ šk̭ə́llə šišə̀ltaˈ dəryálə b-k̭dàluˈ xə́šlə ⁺bára ⁺bar-⁺màlla,ˈ mən-ɟibət-xmàra.ˈ ʾo-xína ⁺xòruˈ šk̭ə́llə xmàra,ˈ lubə́llə ⁺bàzarˈ k̭a-zabə̀nnə.ˈ ⁺málla … ʾáha … ⁺bára ⁺báru bərrə̀xšaˈ ⁺mṱáyələ bèta.ˈ ptàlələˈ ɟaššúk̭ə ʾína nàša.ˈ astaxfurɑllɑ̄̀,ˈ astaxfurɑllɑ̄̀ vádələ.ˈ astaxfurɑllɑ̄̀,ˈ astaxfurɑllɑ̄̀,ˈ ⁺yànəˈ ʾó ʾalàha!ˈ ʾó ʾalàha!ˈ ʾáha mù꞊ila?ˈ mù꞊ila víta?ˈ ʾána xmàra zvínənˈ ʾa-dúlə vílə nàša!ˈ màraˈ m-ìca tílux?ˈ ʾávən ⁺xlàpux!ˈ mújjurra vìla? ʾána xmàra zvínənˈ ʾátən nàša!ˈ mù-vila?ˈ mə̀rrəˈ ʾànaˈ ⁺rába xə́rbənva k̭a-yə̀mmi.ˈ yə́mmi k̭áti ⁺lə̀ṱla,ˈ ʾána víli xmàra.ˈ ɟu-⁺dā́n víli xmàraˈ k̭áti zubə̀nnun.ˈ ɟu-dá-⁺danta ʾàt k̭áy tíyyət zvínət.ˈ mən-k̭uddúrtət ʾalàha,ˈ ʾána mə́drə dúvən ⁺də́rri víli nàša.ˈ ⁺málla ⁺Nasrádən màrələˈ ʾàvən ⁺xlápuxˈ lá-⁺bili k̭a-dìyyuxˈ k̭u-šuk̭-sì!ˈ ʾína dók̭ət náta ⁺ʾal-yə́mmux ⁺hàˈ ʾávət ⁺spày k̭a-yə́mmux ⁺há.ˈ lá macrəbbə́tla mə́drə ⁺leṱàlux.ˈ mára làˈ ʾávən ⁺xlàpuxˈ xína lé-ʾodən ʾa-⁺šùla.ˈ bitáyələ cəs-do-⁺xóru xìnaˈ ṱ-ílə xmárət ⁺málla zùbnuˈ ⁺ʾávva ⁺bára ⁺bar-nàša xə́šlə,ˈ xmára lubə̀llun.ˈ xə́šlə ⁺tàmaˈ zúyzə ⁺pulliyyèlun.ˈ ⁺málla ⁺ʾal-k̭édamta bərrə́xšələ k̭at-xmàra závən.ˈ bəxzáyəl ʾo-xmárət k̭údmə zvìnuvaˈ ʾína ⁺tàmələ.ˈ bərrə́xšələ ɟu-nátu p̂ač̭p̂ùč̭ələˈ màrələˈ mə́drə víyyət náuɟhty k̭a-yə̀mmux,ˈ ⁺xdírət xmàra?ˈ

Translation:

One day the donkey of the mullah died. He went to the market to buy a donkey. He gathered together money and went and bought a donkey. Thieving men saw the donkey of the mullah and came behind him to take the donkey. One of them, a kind of lad, took the chain, put it on his neck and went behind the mullah, instead of the donkey. The other one, his friend, took the donkey, took it to the market to sell it. The mullah with him going behind him arrives home. He turns round, looks and (sees) a man. He shouts ‘God help me! God help me! God help me! God help me!,’ that is ‘Oh God! Oh God! What is this? What has happened? I bought a donkey. It has become a man!’ He says ‘Where have you come from? If you please, how has this happened? I bought a donkey, you are a man! What has happened?' He said ‘I was very wicked to my mother. My mother cursed me and I became a donkey. When I became a donkey, they sold me. At that moment, you came and bought me. By the decree of God I have again returned and become a man. Mullah Nasradin says ‘If you please, I did not want you, go away! But pay attention to your mother heh, be good to your mother heh. Do not make her angry so that she curses you again.’ He says ‘No, Sir, I shall not do this again.’ He comes back to his other friend, who has sold the donkey of the mullah—he went behind the man and took away the donkey. He went there and they divided the money. The next day the mullah goes to buy a donkey. He sees that the donkey which he had bought yesterday is there. He goes and whispers in its ear, saying ‘Have you again been wicked to your mother and become a donkey?'