ܩܪܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܩ ܪ ܪ (q r r) |
| 7 terms |
From Aramaic קַרְתָּא (qarətā); related to Arabic قِرَّة (qirra) and Hebrew קָרָה (kará).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܩܲܪܬܵܐ • (qartā) f (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܬܹܐ (qartē))
- cold, coldness (condition of low temperature)
- ܩܲܪܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܠܕܲܒܲܪ. ― qartā ìlāh ldabbar. ― It's cold outside.
- (medicine) cold (usually harmless common viral illness including congested nasal passages and fever)
- ܡܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܩܲܪܬܵܐ ܡܲܪܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܒܣܸܬܘܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇.
- mḥē lī qartā marīrtā b-sitwā d-ˁḇīrāh.
- I caught a bitter cold last winter.
Usage notes edit
Possessive pronouns added to this word are the way to express feeling cold, e.g ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܩܲܪܬ݂ܝܼ (īlāh qarṯī, “I am cold”, literally “she (it) is my cold”).
Declension edit
Inflection of ܩܲܪܬܵܐ (qartā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܩܲܪܬܝܼ (qartī) |
ܩܲܪܬܲܢ (qartan) | ||
| construct | ܩܲܪܬ (qart) |
2nd person | ܩܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (qartūḵ) |
ܩܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qartāḵ) |
ܩܲܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qartāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܩܲܪܬܵܐ (qartā) |
3rd person | ܩܲܪܬܹܗ (qartēh) |
ܩܲܪܬܵܗ̇ (qartāh) |
ܩܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ (qarthōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܝܼ (qartī) |
ܩܲܪ̈ܬܲܢ (qartan) | ||
| construct | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܲܝ (qartay) |
2nd person | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܘܼܟ݂ (qartūḵ) |
ܩܲܪ̈ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qartāḵ) |
ܩܲܪ̈ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qartāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܹܐ (qartē) |
3rd person | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܘܼܗܝ (qartūh) |
ܩܲܪ̈ܬܘܿܗ̇ (qartōh) |
ܩܲܪ̈ܬܗܘܿܢ (qarthōn) | ||
Antonyms edit
See also edit
- ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ (qarīrā, “cold (adjective)”)
- ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܩܲܪܬܵܐ (yāwmā d-qartā, “cold day”)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܪ (q-r-r) related to coldness. Compare Arabic قِرَّة (qirra) and Hebrew קָרָה (qārâ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܩܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܬܐ)
Inflection edit
declension of ܩܪܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܩܪܐ | ܩܪܢ |
| construct | ܩܪܬ | ܩܪܬ |
| emphatic | ܩܪܬܐ | ܩܪܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܩܪܬܝ | ܩܪܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܩܪܬܟ | ܩܪܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܩܪܬܟܝ | ܩܪܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܩܪܬܗ | ܩܪܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܩܪܬܗ | ܩܪܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܩܪܬܢ | ܩܪܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܩܪܬܟܘܢ | ܩܪܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܩܪܬܟܝܢ | ܩܪܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܩܪܬܗܘܢ | ܩܪܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܩܪܬܗܝܢ | ܩܪܬܗܝܢ |
Antonyms edit
References edit
- “qrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 328a
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1418a