ܩܪܝܪܐ

From Aramaic קַרִּירָא (qarīrā); related to Hebrew קַר (kar) and Arabic قَرّ (qarr) as well as Arabic قَرِير (qarīr). Of the adjective pattern 1a22ī3ā.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qarriːraː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qarˤiːrˤa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qar.riːrɑː], [qar.riːlɑː]

ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ • (qarīrā) (feminine ܩܲܪܝܼܪܬܵܐ (qarīrtā), plural ܩܲܪܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (qarīrē))

1. (physically) cold, frigid

   Antonym: ܚܲܡܝܼܡܵܐ (ḥamīmā, “hot”)

   ܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ ܕܣܸܬܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

   laylē ḥārāyā d-sitwā rābā qarīrā ìwā.

   The last night of winter was very cold.

   ܫܵܬܹܝܬ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܚܸܡܵܐ.

   šātēt kāsā d-mīyā qarīrē b-yāwmā d-ḥimmā.

   Drink a glass of cold water on a hot day.

To express feeling the sensation of coldness, possessive pronouns are added to ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (qarṯā), e.g. ܩܲܪܬ݂ܝܼ ܝܠܵܗ̇ (qarṯī ìlāh, “I am cold”, literally “she (it) is my cold”).

• ܩܲܪܬܵܐ (qartā, “cold, coldness”)