ܙܥܘܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܙ ܥ ܪ (z ˁ r)
6 terms

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [zəʕoːr]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sˤurː]

Adjective

ܙܥܘܿܪ • (zˁōr) m sg (feminine ܙܥܘܿܪܲܬ݂ (zˁōraṯ), plural ܙܥܘܿܪ̈ܲܝ (zˁōray))

1. construct state singular of ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (zˁōrā, “small, little”)

Determiner

ܙܥܘܿܪ • (zˁōr)

1. smaller than, less than forming the inferiority comparative

   Antonym: ܪܲܒ݂ (raḇ)

   ܥܸܣܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܙܥܘܿܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ. ― ˁisrā ìlēh zˁōr min ˁisrīn. ― Ten is less than twenty.

   ܙܥܘܿܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܲܗܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― zˁōr min sahrā ìlēh. ― It’s smaller than the moon.

   ܓܝܼ̈ܓ݂ܠܹܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ. ― gīḡlē qammāyē ìnā zˁōr min bāṯrāyē. ― The front wheels are smaller than the back.

See also

• ܠܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ (lˁaynāṯ)
• ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (yatīr), ܒܨܝܼܪ (bṣīr)
• ܛܵܒ݂ (ṭāḇ)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [z(ə)ʕor]

Adjective

ܙܥܘܪ • (transliteration needed)

1. masculine absolute singular of ܙܥܘܪܐ
2. masculine construct state singular of ܙܥܘܪܐ