ܙܥܘܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic זְעוֹרָא (zəʿōrāʾ), from Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir-; compare Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr), Hebrew צָעִיר (tza'ír), Akkadian 𒌉 (ṣeḫrum) and Ugaritic 𐎕𐎙𐎗 (ṣġr).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [zʕoːrɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [sˤuːrɑː]
Adjective
ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (zʿora) (feminine ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ (zʿorta), plural ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (zʿore))
- small, little
- Antonym: ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gura)
- young (for a person)