ܒܝܢ ܡܪܙܦܬܐ ܘܣܕܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [beːn‿mar.zap.tɑː‿wəsad.dɑːnɑː]

Phrase[edit]

ܒܹܝܢ ܡܲܪܙܲܦܬܵܐ ܘܣܲܕܵܢܵܐ (bēn marzaptā w-saddānā)

  1. literally “between the hammer and the anvil”, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place