ܩܪܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܪ ܪ (q r r)
7 terms

From Aramaic קַרְתָּא (qarətā); related to Arabic قِرَّة (qirra) and Hebrew קָרָה (kará).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܲܪܬܵܐ (qartāf (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܬܹܐ (qartē))

  1. cold, coldness (condition of low temperature)
    ܩܲܪܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܠܕܲܒܲܪ.qartā ìlāh ldabbar.It's cold outside.
  2. (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

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
(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

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܪ (q-r-r) related to coldness. Compare Arabic قِرَّة (qirra) and Hebrew קָרָה (qārâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܪܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܩܪܬܐ)

  1. cold, coldness

Inflection

Antonyms

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