ܝܩܘܪ ܛܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܩ ܪ (w q r)
8 terms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܝܩܝܪ ܛܝ̈ܡܐ (yaqqīr ṭīmē). From the construct form of ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ (yaqūrā, “heavy”) + ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭīmē, “values; prices”), as a subsitute for the common Persianism ܓܪܵܢ (grān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ja.qurː‿tˤiːmeː]

Adjective

ܝܲܩܘܼܪ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ • (yaqūr ṭīmē) (feminine ܝܲܩܘܼܪܲܬ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (yaqūrat ṭīmē), plural ܝܲܩܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (yaqūray ṭīmē))

1. expensive (having a high price or cost)

   Synonym: ܣܲܓܝܼ ܕ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ (sagī dmayyā)

   Antonym: ܩܲܠܘܼܠ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (qalūl ṭīmē)