Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܘ ܬ ܪ (w t r)
6 terms

From ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā, more, most) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jattiːruːθɑː]

Noun

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ܝܲܬܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yatīrūṯāf sg (plural ܝܲܬܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (yatīrwāṯē))

  1. majority (more than half of some group)
    Synonyms: ܣܲܓܝܼܐܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (sagīˀūṯā), ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ (mnāṯā rabṯā)
    Antonym: ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bṣīrūṯā)
  2. superfluity, superfluously excess

Inflection

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