ܝܩܘܪܐ

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]. Related to Hebrew יָקָר (yakár). Of the adjective pattern 1a22ū3ā.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jaq.quːrɑː]

ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ • (yaqūrā) (feminine ܝܲܩܘܼܪܬܵܐ (yaqurtā), plural ܝܲܩܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (yaqūrē))

1. heavy
2. burdensome, challenging
3. serious
4. (figurative) slow, slow-moving, sluggish
5. (figurative) stupid, slow, thick
6. pregnant

   Synonym: ܒܛܝܼܢܵܐ (bṭīnā)

• ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ (qalūlā)

• ܝܲܩܘܼܪܘܼܬܵܐ (yaqūrūtā, “heaviness”)
• ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yaqūrāˀīṯ, “heavily”)
• ܚܸܠܡܵܐ ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ (ḥilmā yaqūrā, “nightmare”, literally “heavy dream”)
• ܝܲܩܘܼܪ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (yaqūr ṭīmē, “expensive”, literally “heavy of value”)
• ܝܲܩܘܼܪ ܗܲܕܵܡܹ̈ܐ (yaqūr haddāmē, “sturdy, muscular”, literally “heavy of members”)

• ܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ (yuqrā, “weight”)
• ܝܲܩܝܼܪܵܐ (yaqīrā, “precious, amazing”)