Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܙ ܥ ܪ (z ˁ r)
5 terms

Intensitive and causitive stems of the verb ܙܵܥܹܪ (zāˁēr); compare Arabic صَغَّرَ (ṣaḡḡara), أَصْغَرَ (ʔaṣḡara) Hebrew הִצְעִיר (hitz'ír).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ܡܙܲܥܸܪ (mzaˁir) (present participle ܡܙܲܥܘܼܪܹܐ (mzaˁūrē), past participle ܡܙܘܼܥܪܵܐ (mzuˁrā))

  1. (transitive, linguistic morphology) to make diminutive, to change into the diminutive form

Conjugation

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Verb

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ܡܲܙܥܸܪ (mazˁir) (present participle ܡܲܙܥܘܼܪܹܐ (mazˁūrē), past participle ܡܘܼܙܥܪܵܐ (muzˁrā))

  1. (transitive) to shrink, make smaller, minify, belittle
  2. (transitive) to diminish, decrease, reduce in size
    Synonyms: ܡܲܒܨܸܪ (mabṣir), ܡܲܚܣܸܪ (maḥsir)

Conjugation

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