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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
The determiner is the absolute state of ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā, “extra, more”); related to Hebrew יוֹתֵר (yotér).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr) m sg (feminine ܝܲܬܝܼܪܲܬ݂ (yatīraṯ), plural ܝܲܬܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (yatīray))
- construct state singular of ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā)
Adverb
ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr)
- more; more often, more frequently (to a greater degree or extent)
- Antonym: ܒܲܨܝܼܪ (baṣīr)
ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܢ، ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ.- yatīr kē ḥāzēn, yatīr kē bāˁēn.
- The more I see, the more I want.
ܒܸܦܠܵܚܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܗܵܫܵܐ.- biplāḥā ìwen yatīr hāšā.
- I am working more at the moment.
Determiner
ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr)
- more in greater amount or number; forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs
- Antonym: ܒܲܨܝܼܪ (baṣīr)
- ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ. ― ānā kē bāˁēn yatīr mayyā. ― I want more water.
ܐܲܕ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܬܵܐ.- ad šētā ānanqāytā ìlāh yatīr min d-aya ḥārāytā.
- This year is more important than the last.
ܗ̇ܘ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.- awa atrā ˁatīrā ìlēh yatīr d-awa qammāyā.
- This country is wealthier than before.
- especially, more so
- Synonyms: ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (prīšāˀīṯ), ܚܲܨܡܵܐ (ḥaṣmā)
ܟܹܐ ܥܵܕ݂ܪܹܢ ܠܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇، ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܠܣܢܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ.- kē ˁāḏrēn l-kul ḥa, yatīr l-snīqē.
- I help everyone, especially those in need.
ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ ܢܵܟ݂ܘܿܦܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ.- yāltā nāḵōptā ìlāh illā yatīr idyōm.
- She’s a shy girl but more so today.
Usage notes
- This is typically used in connection with the preposition ܡ̣ܢ (min, “from”) serving the same role that than serves in English.
See also
Preposition
ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr)
- plus used to indicate the operation of addition
- Coordinate terms: ܒܲܨܝܼܪ (baṣīr, “minus”), ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (gāhē, “times”), ܦܲܠܝܼܓ݂ (palīḡ, “divided by”)
ܚܲܕ݇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ- ḥa yatīr trēn šāwē tlāṯā
- one plus two equals three