ܝܬܝܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܪ (w t r)
6 terms

The determiner is the absolute state of ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā, “extra, more”); related to Hebrew יוֹתֵר (yotér).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jat.tiːr.]

Adjective

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr) m sg (feminine ܝܲܬܝܼܪܲܬ݂ (yatīraṯ), plural ܝܲܬܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (yatīray))

1. construct state singular of ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā)

Determiner

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr)

1. more forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs

   Antonym: ܒܨܝܼܪ (bṣīr)

   ܐܲܕ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܬܵܐ. ― ad šēttā ānanqāytā ìlāh yatīr min d-aya ḥārāytā. ― This year is more important than the last.

   ܗ̇ܘ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ. ― awa atrā ˁatīrā ìlēh yatīr d-awa qammāyā. ― This country is wealthier than before.

2. especially

   Synonyms: ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (prīšāˀīṯ), ܚܲܨܡܵܐ (ḥaṣmā)

Usage notes

• This is typically used in connection with the preposition ܡ̣ܢ (min, “from”) serving the same role that than serves in English.

See also

• ܛܵܒ݂ (ṭāḇ)
• ܠܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ (lˁaynāṯ)
• ܪܲܒ݂ (raḇ), ܙܥܘܿܪ (zˁōr)

Preposition

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr)

1. plus used to indicate the operation of addition.

   Coordinate terms: ܒܨܝܼܪ (bṣīr, “minus”), ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (gāhē, “times”), ܦܲܠܸܓ݂ (palliḡ, “divided by”)

   ܚܲܕ݇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ― ḥa yatīr trēn šāwē tlāṯā ― one plus two equals three