ܩܛܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܛ ܪ (q ṭ r)
3 terms

Verbal noun of ܩܵܛܹܪ (qāṭēr) with the sense of “train” a semantic loan from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qtˤɑːɾɑː]

Noun

ܩܛܵܪܵܐ • (qṭārām or f (plural ܩܛܵܪܹ̈ܐ (qṭārē))

  1. binding, knotting, tying
    Synonym: ܐ݇ܣܵܪܵܐ (sārā)
  2. train (mechanical vehicle carrying a large number of passengers along a designated track)
    ܪܟ݂ܘܿܒ݂ ܥܲܠ ܩܛܵܪܵܐ ܕܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܠܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ.
    rḵōḇ ˁal qṭārā d-ṣaprā l-mḏītā.
    Ride the morning train to the city.
    ܫܵܩܠܲܚ ܩܛܵܪܵܐ ܕܢܵܦܹܩ ܡ̣ܢ ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܒܛܲܗܪܵܐ.
    šāqlaḥ qṭārā d-nāpēq min nīnwē b-ṭahrā.
    Let’s take the train that leaves from Nineveh at midday.
Usage notes
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as if it were grammatically female, because vehicles such as ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ (raddāytā, car) or ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ (ṭayyāstā, airplane) are usually grammatically feminine.
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܛܵܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܛܵܪ (qṭār) 1st person ܩܛܵܪܝܼ (qṭārī) ܩܛܵܪܲܢ (qṭāran)
construct ܩܛܵܪ (qṭār) 2nd person ܩܛܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (qṭārōḵ) ܩܛܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (qṭārāḵ) ܩܛܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qṭārawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܛܵܪܵܐ (qṭārā) 3rd person ܩܛܵܪܹܗ (qṭārēh) ܩܛܵܪܵܗ̇ (qṭārāh) ܩܛܵܪܗܘܿܢ (qṭārhōn)
plural absolute ܩܛܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (qṭārīn) 1st person ܩܛܵܪ̈ܝܼ (qṭārī) ܩܛܵܪ̈ܲܢ (qṭāran)
construct ܩܛܵܪ̈ܲܝ (qṭāray) 2nd person ܩܛܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (qṭārōḵ) ܩܛܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (qṭārāḵ) ܩܛܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qṭārawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܛܵܪܹ̈ܐ (qṭārē) 3rd person ܩܛܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (qṭārūh) ܩܛܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (qṭārōh) ܩܛܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (qṭārayhōn)

Etymology 2

Derived from the verb ܩܵܛܹܪ (qāṭēr, to bind, tie); possible cognate of Hebrew קֶשֶׁר (késher).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qɪtˤ.rɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܛܪܵܐ • (qiṭrām sg (plural ܩܸܛܪܹ̈ܐ (qiṭrē))

  1. tie, knot, bondage
    Synonym: ܐܲܣܵܪܵܐ (assārā)
  2. problem
    Synonyms: ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁasqūṯā), ܠܹܐܘܬܵܐ (lēˀwtā)
  3. stem node, leaf node
  4. (anatomy) joint
Inflection
Inflection of ܩܸܛܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܛܲܪ (qṭar) 1st person ܩܸܛܪܝܼ (qiṭrī) ܩܸܛܪܲܢ (qiṭran)
construct ܩܛܲܪ (qṭar) 2nd person ܩܸܛܪܘܼܟ݂ (qiṭrōḵ) ܩܸܛܪܵܟ݂ܝ (qiṭrāḵ) ܩܸܛܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qiṭrawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܸܛܪܵܐ (qiṭrā) 3rd person ܩܸܛܪܹܗ (qiṭrēh) ܩܸܛܪܵܗ̇ (qiṭrāh) ܩܸܛܪܗܘܿܢ (qiṭrhōn)
plural absolute ܩܸܛܪ̈ܝܼܢ (qiṭrīn) 1st person ܩܸܛܪ̈ܝܼ (qiṭrī) ܩܸܛܪ̈ܲܢ (qiṭran)
construct ܩܸܛܪ̈ܲܝ (qiṭray) 2nd person ܩܸܛܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (qiṭrōḵ) ܩܸܛܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (qiṭrāḵ) ܩܸܛܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qiṭrawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܸܛܪܹ̈ܐ (qiṭrē) 3rd person ܩܸܛܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (qiṭrūh) ܩܸܛܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (qiṭrōh) ܩܸܛܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (qiṭrayhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܩܸܛܪܵܢܵܐ (qiṭrānā)

Etymology 3

Root
ܩ ܛ ܪ (q ṭ r)
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qatˤraː]

Noun

ܩܲܛܪܵܐ • (qaṭrām

  1. cliff
  2. boulder

Inflection

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