ܩܪܐ

From Aramaic קְרָא (qərā), from Proto-Semitic *ḳaraʔ-; related to Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa), Hebrew קָרָא (kará) and Akkadian 𒆠𒊒𒌝 (qerûm).

• (Standard) IPA^(key):

ܩܵܪܹܐ • (qārē)

1. to read

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ ܕܠܹܐ ܩܵܪܝܼ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ.

   ānā lē bāˁēn ḥaḇrāwātē d-lē qārī ktāḇē.

   I don't want friends who don't read books.

   • Acts 15:31:

     ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ، ܚܕܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܸܒܵܐ.

     īman d-qiryā lhōn, ḥdē lhōn rābā d-pīš lhōn yūḇē libbā.

     When they had read it, they rejoiced over its encouragement.

2. to call

   Synonyms: ܡܲܚܒܸܪ (maḥbir), ܡܙܲܡܙܸܡ (mzamzim)

   ܡܵܢܝܼ ܒܸܩܪܵܝܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ؟ ― mānī biqrāyī ìlēh ādīyā? ― Who is calling me right now?

   ܒܵܒܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܟܠ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܬ ܥܲܣܩܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܒܚܲܫܘܼܒ݂ܹܗ.

   bābī kē qārē lī kul gāhā d-īt ˁasqāwātē bḥašūḇēh.

   My father calls me every time there are problems with his computer.

   • Luke 5:32:

     ܠܹܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܕܩܵܪܹܝܢ ܠܙܲܕܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܠܚܲܛܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܠܬܝܵܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ.

     lē tē lī d-qārēn l-zadīqē, illā l-ḥaṭṭāyē l-tyāḇūtā.

     I have not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.

3. to cry out
4. to name

   Synonym: ܡܫܲܡܸܗ (mšammih)

5. to crow

   ܬܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܠܵܐ ܩܵܪܘܿܝܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܐ ܟܠ ܝܘܿܡ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ.

   tarnāḡlā qārōyā kē qārē kul yōm b-ṣaprā.

   The rooster crows daily at dawn.

   • Matthew 26:34:

     ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܸܠܹܗ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ: «ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܘܼܟ݂، ܒܐܵܗܵܐ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ، ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܕܩܵܪܹܐ ܩܵܪܘܿܝܵܐ، ܬܠܵܬ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܣܵܪܒ݂ܹܬ ܠܝܼ».

     mīrēh illēh īšōˁ: “trūṣā bēmārā ìwen ilūḵ, b-āhā laylē, min qam d-qārē qārōyā, tlāt gāhē bit sārḇēt lī”.

     Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."

6. to invite

   Synonym: ܡܙܲܡܸܢ (mzammin)

7. to study

   Synonym: ܡܕܲܪܸܫ (mdarriš)