ܟܪܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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ܟ ܪ ܐ (k r ˀ) |
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Etymology
editFrom Aramaic כַּרְיָא (karyā).
Pronunciation
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editܟܸܪܝܵܐ • (kiryā) (feminine ܟܪܝܼܬܵܐ (krītā), plural ܟܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ (kiryē))
- short, curtailed (having a small distance between ends or edges)
- ܡܲܥܒܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܓܸܫܪܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ.
- maˁbrā ìlēh gišrā kiryā ˁal nahrā.
- The crossing is a short bridge over the river.
- short, brief, quick (having little duration)
- ܬܘܼܦܵܩܲܢ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ.
- tūpāqan ìwā bḥa mitḥā kiryā idyōm.
- Our meeting was for a short time today today.
- (formal) Used in the construct state, with a noun complement.
- ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܟܪܝܼܬ ܟܵܘܣܵܐ ― baḵtā krīt kāwsā ― a short-haired woman
- ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܟܪܹܐ ܕܸܩܢܵܐ ― gaḇrā krē diqnā ― a short-bearded man
- short (of comparatively small height)
Usage notes
edit- (short): This term is usually used for horizontal dimensions from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point, but some dialects may use this for vertical dimensions.
Antonyms
edit- ܝܲܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (yarīḵā)
Derived terms
edit- ܟܸܪܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (kiryāˀīṯ, “shortly, in short”)
- ܦܸܠܡܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ (pilmā kiryā, “short film”)
Categories:
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms belonging to the root ܟ ܪ ܐ
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms inherited from Aramaic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Aramaic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic adjectives
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with usage examples
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic formal terms