ܟܬܪ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
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| ܟ ܬ ܪ (k t r) |
| 3 terms |
From Aramaic כְּתַר (kəṯar); possible cognate with Arabic كَثُرَ (kaṯura, “to be many, numerous, to abound”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ • (kāṯēr) (present participle ܟܬ݂ܵܪܵܐ (kṯārā), past participle ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (kṯīrā))
- (transitive) to continue, keep going, carry on
- ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐܹܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܝܵܐ ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܥܵܠܲܡ. ― aykannāyūṯā qāˀēmāytā lā kē māṣyā kāṯrā hal ˁālam. ― The present situation cannot continue forever.
- ܟܵܬ݂ܪܹܢ ܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ؟ ― kāṯrēn mmallin? ― Shall I continue speaking?
- (intransitive) to continue, resume, proceed
- ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܚܲܕ݇ ܦܵܘܫܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ. ― ḥizwānā bit kāṯēr bār ḥa pāwšā kiryā. ― The show will continue after a short break.
- (intransitive) to endure, persist
- (intransitive) to await, stay, remain
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ (kāṯēr)
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| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ (kṯīr lī) |
ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (kṯīr lūḵ) |
ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ (kṯīr lēh) |
ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ (kṯīr lan) |
ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kṯīr lāwḵōn) |
ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ (kṯīr lhōn) |
| f | ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (kṯīr lāḵ) |
ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ (kṯīr lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܟܵܬ݂ܪܹܢ (kāṯrēn) |
ܟܵܬ݂ܪܹܬ (kāṯrēt) |
ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ (kāṯēr) |
ܟܵܬ݂ܪܲܚ (kāṯraḥ) |
ܟܵܬ݂ܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (kāṯrītōn) |
ܟܵܬ݂ܪܝܼ (kāṯrī) |
| f | ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܢ (kāṯrān) |
ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܬܝ (kāṯrāt) |
ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ (kāṯrā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܟܬ݂ܘܿܪ (kṯōr) |
ܟܬ݂ܘܿܪܘܼܢ (kṯōrūn) |
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| f | ܟܬ݂ܘܿܪܝ (kṯōr) | ||||||
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ (kuttārā, “continuation”)