ܝܬܝܪ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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ܘ ܬ ܪ (w t r) |
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The determiner is the absolute state of ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā, “extra, more”); related to Hebrew יוֹתֵר (yotér).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr) m sg (feminine ܝܲܬܝܼܪܲܬ݂ (yatīraṯ), plural ܝܲܬܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (yatīray))
- construct state singular of ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā)
Adverb
editܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr)
- more; more often, more frequently (to a greater degree or extent)
- Antonym: ܒܲܨܝܼܪ (baṣīr)
- ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܢ، ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ.
- yatīr kē ḥāzēn, yatīr kē bāˁēn.
- The more I see, the more I want.
- ܒܸܦܠܵܚܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܗܵܫܵܐ.
- biplāḥā ìwen yatīr hāšā.
- I am working more at the moment.
Determiner
editܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr)
- more in greater amount or number; forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs
- Antonym: ܒܲܨܝܼܪ (baṣīr)
- ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ. ― ānā kē bāˁēn yatīr mayyā. ― I want more water.
- 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.
- especially, more so
- Synonyms: ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (prīšāˀīṯ), ܚܲܨܡܵܐ (ḥaṣmā)
- ܟܹܐ ܥܵܕ݂ܪܹܢ ܠܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇، ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܠܣܢܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ.
- kē ˁāḏrēn l-kul ḥa, yatīr l-snīqē.
- I help everyone, especially those in need.
- ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ ܢܵܟ݂ܘܿܦܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ.
- yāltā nāḵōptā ìlāh illā yatīr idyōm.
- She’s a shy girl but more so today.
Usage notes
edit- This is typically used in connection with the preposition ܡ̣ܢ (min, “from”) serving the same role that than serves in English.
See also
editPreposition
editܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr)
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- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic adverbs
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with usage examples
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic determiners
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