ܩܐܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܪ ܪ (q r r)
7 terms

From Aramaic קְרַר (qərar); compare Arabic قَرَّ (qarra) and Hebrew הִתְקָרֵר (hitkarér).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːʔerː]

Verb

ܩܵܐܹܪ • (qāˀēr) (present participle ܩܝܵܪܵܐ (qyārā), past participle ܩܝܼܪܵܐ (qīrā))

1. (intransitive) to be/become cold, cool down

   Antonym: ܚܵܐܹܡ (ḥāˀēm)

   ܟܹܐ ܩܵܐܹܪ ܠܝܼ ― kē qāˀēr lī ― I am cold (literally, “It is cold to me”)

   ܒܸܩܝܵܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ ܒܬܲܠܓܵܐ ― biqyārā ìlēh l-baddar b-talgā ― It’s getting cold outside in the snow.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܩܵܐܹܪ (qāˀēr)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܩܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ (qīr lī)	ܩܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (qīr lūḵ)	ܩܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ (qīr lēh)	ܩܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ (qīr lan)	ܩܝܼܪ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qīr lāwḵōn)	ܩܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ (qīr lhōn)
	f		ܩܝܼܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (qīr lāḵ)	ܩܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ (qīr lāh)
non-past	m	ܩܵܝܪܹܢ (qāyrēn)	ܩܵܝܪܹܬ (qāyrēt)	ܩܵܐܹܪ (qāˀēr)	ܩܵܝܪܲܚ (qāyraḥ)	ܩܵܝܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (qāyrītōn)	ܩܵܝܪܝܼ (qāyrī)
	f	ܩܵܝܪܵܢ (qāyrān)	ܩܵܝܪܵܬܝ (qāyrāt)	ܩܵܝܪܵܐ (qāyrā)
imperative	m		ܩܘܼܪ (qūr)			ܩܘܼܪܘܿܢ (qūrōn)
	f		ܩܘܼܪܝ (qūr)