Urmi, Jewish: The Bird who Boasted

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Urmi. Gorgias Neo-Aramaic Studies vol. 2. Gorgias Press, 2008	Nisan Aviv	Tel Aviv, IL

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0:00	xa-yomá Šlómo ha-mélex ytíwwa ⁺g-otaġèw,ˈ panjaràˈ ⁺támaša wadà-weleˈ batè,ˈ ilanè.ˈ mə̀reˈ xzéli tre-qušé gal-⁺də́ġde màqulu.ˈ qúš gorá ba-qúš baxtá marèˈ kyát-ma baxtà,ˈ ya-Šlómo ha-mélex xá-jur jəgrí madùlele.ˈ abúlen ezén xa-dánka tapúg dahènˈ əl-d-áy ⁺amartèw,ˈ ki-axčà jwā̀n-ila,ˈ maprxə̀nna b-šə́mme.ˈ qúš ki-baxtà-ila máraˈ ⁺janə̀mˈ mà šula-ttóx mənnéw?ˈ Šlómo ha-mélex mà widé?ˈ awùn-ileˈ šúqle yatə́w b-⁺yān-nòšew.ˈ mà šula-ttóx mənnéw?ˈ bod-má dəmmà mandulét?ˈ bára doqìlox,ˈ bára ⁺qatlìlox.ˈ là,ˈ ána b-ezén àtta šúla odə́nne.ˈ Šlómo ha-mélex əl-qū́š ⁺saroxə̀lle.ˈ mára áġa qùš,ˈ mar-xazèn.ˈ āt-kullóx xa-⁺čangèletˈ gal-xá ⁺sbotí ⁺məssén ə̀llox ⁺qatlén.ˈ ā́t mà-jur ⁺məsséta ⁺əl-amartí gal-xá-danka tapùkˈ mapərxə́tta b-šə̀mme?ˈ marèˈ ⁺qurbànew xdə́rri,ˈ ā́t mà šulá-ttox?ˈ ā́t bod-má b-šúli yarowèt?ˈ ā́t bod-mà b-šúlət góra baxtá yarowèt?ˈ kúd gorá geb-báxta nóšew paqèla.ˈ ána geb-báxti nóši pəqyàli.ˈ ā́t ba-ma-yà maqét?ˈ Šlómo ha-mélex ⁺rába xošèw idáyle mən-d-áy măsălà.ˈ máre sí-lox xài,ˈ kéfox wùdla!ˈ attá fkə́rri ā́t ma-marèt.ˈ xa-yomá Šlómo ha-mélex ytíwwa ⁺g-otaġèw,ˈ panjaràˈ ⁺támaša wadà-weleˈ batè,ˈ ilanè.ˈ mə̀reˈ xzéli tre-qušé gal-⁺də́ġde màqulu.ˈ qúš gorá ba-qúš baxtá marèˈ kyát-ma baxtà,ˈ ya-Šlómo ha-mélex xá-jur jəgrí madùlele.ˈ abúlen ezén xa-dánka tapúg dahènˈ əl-d-áy ⁺amartèw,ˈ ki-axčà jwā̀n-ila,ˈ maprxə̀nna b-šə́mme.ˈ qúš ki-baxtà-ila máraˈ ⁺janə̀mˈ mà šula-ttóx mənnéw?ˈ Šlómo ha-mélex mà widé?ˈ awùn-ileˈ šúqle yatə́w b-⁺yān-nòšew.ˈ mà šula-ttóx mənnéw?ˈ bod-má dəmmà mandulét?ˈ bára doqìlox,ˈ bára ⁺qatlìlox.ˈ là,ˈ ána b-ezén àtta šúla odə́nne.ˈ Šlómo ha-mélex əl-qū́š ⁺saroxə̀lle.ˈ mára áġa qùš,ˈ mar-xazèn.ˈ āt-kullóx xa-⁺čangèletˈ gal-xá ⁺sbotí ⁺məssén ə̀llox ⁺qatlén.ˈ ā́t mà-jur ⁺məsséta ⁺əl-amartí gal-xá-danka tapùkˈ mapərxə́tta b-šə̀mme?ˈ marèˈ ⁺qurbànew xdə́rri,ˈ ā́t mà šulá-ttox?ˈ ā́t bod-má b-šúli yarowèt?ˈ ā́t bod-mà b-šúlət góra baxtá yarowèt?ˈ kúd gorá geb-báxta nóšew paqèla.ˈ ána geb-báxti nóši pəqyàli.ˈ ā́t ba-ma-yà maqét?ˈ Šlómo ha-mélex ⁺rába xošèw idáyle mən-d-áy măsălà.ˈ máre sí-lox xài,ˈ kéfox wùdla!ˈ attá fkə́rri ā́t ma-marèt.ˈ	One day King Solomon was sitting in his room and at the window he was watching houses and trees. He said: I saw two birds speaking with each other. The male bird said to the female bird ‘You know what wife, this King Solomon makes me so angry. I want to go and kick his palace, which is so beautiful, and make it fly into the sky’. The bird who was the wife said ‘My dear, what business do you have with him? What has King Solomon done? It is a shame (to behave in this way), leave him in peace. What business do you have with him? Why are being provocative. They will arrest you afterwards, then kill you.’ ‘No, I shall go and do this job right now.’ King Solomon shouted to the bird. He said ‘Mr. bird, let me see. You in total are (no more than) a single handful. I can kill you with a single finger of mine. How could you make my palace fly in the air with kick?’ He said ‘With respect, what is this to do with you? Why do you interfere with my affairs? Why are you interfering with the affairs of a husband and wife? Every husband boasts to his wife. I boasted to my wife. Why should you say such a thing?’ King Solomon was very amused with this story. He said ‘My dear, enjoy yourself! Now I have understood what you are saying.

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xa-yomá Šlómo ha-mélex ytíwwa ⁺g-otaġèw,ˈ panjaràˈ ⁺támaša wadà-weleˈ batè,ˈ ilanè.ˈ mə̀reˈ xzéli tre-qušé gal-⁺də́ġde màqulu.ˈ qúš gorá ba-qúš baxtá marèˈ kyát-ma baxtà,ˈ ya-Šlómo ha-mélex xá-jur jəgrí madùlele.ˈ abúlen ezén xa-dánka tapúg dahènˈ əl-d-áy ⁺amartèw,ˈ ki-axčà jwā̀n-ila,ˈ maprxə̀nna b-šə́mme.ˈ qúš ki-baxtà-ila máraˈ ⁺janə̀mˈ mà šula-ttóx mənnéw?ˈ Šlómo ha-mélex mà widé?ˈ awùn-ileˈ šúqle yatə́w b-⁺yān-nòšew.ˈ mà šula-ttóx mənnéw?ˈ bod-má dəmmà mandulét?ˈ bára doqìlox,ˈ bára ⁺qatlìlox.ˈ là,ˈ ána b-ezén àtta šúla odə́nne.ˈ Šlómo ha-mélex əl-qū́š ⁺saroxə̀lle.ˈ mára áġa qùš,ˈ mar-xazèn.ˈ āt-kullóx xa-⁺čangèletˈ gal-xá ⁺sbotí ⁺məssén ə̀llox ⁺qatlén.ˈ ā́t mà-jur ⁺məsséta ⁺əl-amartí gal-xá-danka tapùkˈ mapərxə́tta b-šə̀mme?ˈ marèˈ ⁺qurbànew xdə́rri,ˈ ā́t mà šulá-ttox?ˈ ā́t bod-má b-šúli yarowèt?ˈ ā́t bod-mà b-šúlət góra baxtá yarowèt?ˈ kúd gorá geb-báxta nóšew paqèla.ˈ ána geb-báxti nóši pəqyàli.ˈ ā́t ba-ma-yà maqét?ˈ Šlómo ha-mélex ⁺rába xošèw idáyle mən-d-áy măsălà.ˈ máre sí-lox xài,ˈ kéfox wùdla!ˈ attá fkə́rri ā́t ma-marèt.ˈ

Translation:

One day King Solomon was sitting in his room and at the window he was watching houses and trees. He said: I saw two birds speaking with each other. The male bird said to the female bird ‘You know what wife, this King Solomon makes me so angry. I want to go and kick his palace, which is so beautiful, and make it fly into the sky’. The bird who was the wife said ‘My dear, what business do you have with him? What has King Solomon done? It is a shame (to behave in this way), leave him in peace. What business do you have with him? Why are being provocative. They will arrest you afterwards, then kill you.’ ‘No, I shall go and do this job right now.’ King Solomon shouted to the bird. He said ‘Mr. bird, let me see. You in total are (no more than) a single handful. I can kill you with a single finger of mine. How could you make my palace fly in the air with kick?’ He said ‘With respect, what is this to do with you? Why do you interfere with my affairs? Why are you interfering with the affairs of a husband and wife? Every husband boasts to his wife. I boasted to my wife. Why should you say such a thing?’ King Solomon was very amused with this story. He said ‘My dear, enjoy yourself! Now I have understood what you are saying.