ܩܪܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܩ ܪ ܪ (q r r) |
| 6 terms |
From Aramaic קַרְתָּא (qarətā); related to Arabic قِرَّة (qirra) and Hebrew קָרָה (kará).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [qar.tɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [qar.θɑː]
Noun
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 marirtā b-sitwā d-ʿḇīrāh.
- I caught a bitter cold last winter.
Usage notes
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
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 (qartuḵ) | ܩܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qartāḵ) | ܩܲܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qartāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܩܲܪܬܵܐ (qartā) | 3rd person | ܩܲܪܬܹܗ (qartēh) | ܩܲܪܬܘܿܗ̇ (qartoh) | ܩܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ (qarthon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܝܼ (qartī) | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܲܢ (qartan) | ||
| construct | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܲܝ (qartay) | 2nd person | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܘܼܟ݂ (qartuḵ) | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qartāḵ) | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qartāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܹܐ (qartē) | 3rd person | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܘܗܝ (qartwh) | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܘܿܗ̇ (qartoh) | ܩܲܪ̈ܬܗܘܿܢ (qarthon) | ||
Antonyms
- ܚܸܡܬܵܐ (ḥimtā)
- ܚܸܡܵܐ (ḥimmā)
See also
- ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ (qarīrā, “cold (adjective)”)
- ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܩܲܪܬܵܐ (yāwmā d-qartā, “cold day”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܪ (q-r-r) related to coldness. Compare Arabic قِرَّة (qirra) and Hebrew קָרָה (qārâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [qar(rə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [qar(rə)θe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܩܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܬܐ)
- cold, coldness
Inflection
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
- ܚܡܬܐ
References
- “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