ܘܪܘܘܪܕ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian برآورد (bar-âvard), compare Udi ваьраьвуьрд (värävürd), Azerbaijani varavurd, Lezgi веревирд (verevird).

Noun

ܘܵܪܵܘܘܼܪܕ • (wārāwurdm

  1. attention
    Synonym: ܒܵܠܵܐ (bālā)

Derived terms

  • ܘܵܪܵܘܘܼܪܕ ܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ (wārāwurd ˁḇādā)

Further reading

  • Khan, Geoffrey (2016) The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of the Assyrian Christians of Urmi (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics; 86), volume III, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 319