ܒܨܝܪ

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [basˤsˤiːr]

ܒܲܨܝܼܪ • (baṣīr) m sg (feminine ܒܲܨܝܼܪܲܬ݂ (baṣṣīraṯ), plural ܒܲܨܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (baṣṣīray))

1. construct state singular of ܒܲܨܝܼܪܵܐ (baṣīrā)

ܒܲܨܝܼܪ • (baṣīr)

1. less, fewer

   Antonym: ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (yatīr)

• ܒܲܨܝܼܪ ܡܸܢ (baṣīr min): This is typically used in connection with the preposition ܡܸܢ (min, “from”) serving the same role that than serves in English.

• ܛܵܒ݂ (ṭāḇ)
• ܠܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ (lˁaynāṯ)
• ܪܲܒ݂ (raḇ), ܙܥܘܿܪ (zˁōr)

ܒܲܨܝܼܪ • (baṣīr)

1. minus used to indicate the operation of subtraction

   Coordinate terms: ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (yatīr, “plus”), ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (gāhē, “times”), ܦܲܠܝܼܓ݂ (palīḡ, “divided by”)

   ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܒܲܨܝܼܪ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ

   šaḇˁā baṣīr tlāṯā šāwē arbˁā

   seven minus three equals four