ܩܪܛ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܪ ܛ (q r ṭ)
5 terms

From Aramaic קְרַט (qəraṭ); cognate to Arabic قَرَطَ (qaraṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qaːreːtˤ]

Verb

ܩܵܪܹܛ • (qārēṭ) (present participle ܩܪܵܛܵܐ (qrāṭā), past participle ܩܪܝܼܛܵܐ (qrīṭā))

1. to gnaw, bite, nibble (also of hard breaking substances like fingernails, whole chewable seeds, cartilage, etc.)

   Synonyms: ܩܵܛܹܡ (qāṭēm), ܢܵܓܸܙ (nāgiz), ܢܵܐܸܣ (nāˀis)

   ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܠܹܗ ܟܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܢܵܒ݂ܹܚ، ܠܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܛ ܠܘܼܟ݂.

   šḇōq lēh kalḇā d-nāḇēḥ, lē qārēṭ lūḵ.

   Let the dog bark, he won't bite you.

2. (figuratively, said about cute children or pets) to eat up

   ܩܵܪܛܲܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂! ― qārṭan wā lōḵ! ― I could just eat you up!

3. to chisel

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܩܵܪܹܛ (qārēṭ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܝܼ (qrīṭ lī)	ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (qrīṭ lūḵ)	ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܹܗ (qrīṭ lēh)	ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܲܢ (qrīṭ lan)	ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrīṭ lāwḵōn)	ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ (qrīṭ lhōn)
	f		ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (qrīṭ lāḵ)	ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܵܗ̇ (qrīṭ lāh)
non-past	m	ܩܵܪܛܹܢ (qārṭēn)	ܩܵܪܛܹܬ (qārṭēt)	ܩܵܪܹܛ (qārēṭ)	ܩܵܪܛܲܚ (qārṭaḥ)	ܩܵܪܛܝܼܬܘܿܢ (qārṭītōn)	ܩܵܪܛܝܼ (qārṭī)
	f	ܩܵܪܛܵܢ (qārṭān)	ܩܵܪܛܵܬܝ (qārṭāt)	ܩܵܪܛܵܐ (qārṭā)
imperative	m		ܩܪܘܿܛ (qrōṭ)			ܩܪܘܿܛܘܼܢ (qrōṭūn)
	f		ܩܪܘܿܛܝ (qrōṭ)

Derived terms

• ܩܵܪܸܛ ܛܸܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qāriṭ ṭiprāṯēh, “to chew the nails”)