ܝܬܝܪ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܘ ܬ ܪ (w t r)
7 terms

The determiner is the absolute state of ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā, extra, more); related to Hebrew יוֹתֵר (yotér).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jat.tiːr.]

Adjective

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ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (yatīrm sg (feminine ܝܲܬܝܼܪܲܬ݂ (yatīraṯ), plural ܝܲܬܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (yatīray))

  1. construct state singular of ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā)

Adverb

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ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (yatīr)

  1. more; more often, more frequently (to a greater degree or extent)
    Antonym: ܒܲܨܝܼܪ (baṣīr)
    ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܢ، ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ.
    yatīr kē ḥāzēn, yatīr kē bāˁēn.
    The more I see, the more I want.
    ܒܸܦܠܵܚܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܗܵܫܵܐ.
    biplāḥā ìwen yatīr hāšā.
    I am working more at the moment.

Determiner

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ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (yatīr)

  1. more in greater amount or number; forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs
    Antonym: ܒܲܨܝܼܪ (baṣīr)
    ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ.ānā kē bāˁēn yatīr mayyā.I want more water.
    ܐܲܕ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܬܵܐ.
    ad šēttā ānanqāytā ìlāh yatīr min d-aya ḥārāytā.
    This year is more important than the last.
    ܗ̇ܘ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.
    awa atrā ˁatīrā ìlēh yatīr d-awa qammāyā.
    This country is wealthier than before.
  2. especially, more so
    Synonyms: ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (prīšāˀīṯ), ܚܲܨܡܵܐ (ḥaṣmā)
    ܟܹܐ ܥܵܕ݂ܪܹܢ ܠܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇، ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܠܣܢܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ.
    kē ˁāḏrēn l-kul ḥa, yatīr l-snīqē.
    I help everyone, especially those in need.
    ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ ܢܵܟ݂ܘܿܦܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ.
    yāltā nāḵōptā ìlāh illā yatīr idyōm.
    She’s a shy girl but more so today.

Usage notes

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  • This is typically used in connection with the preposition ܡ̣ܢ (min, from) serving the same role that than serves in English.

See also

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Preposition

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ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (yatīr)

  1. plus used to indicate the operation of addition
    Coordinate terms: ܒܲܨܝܼܪ (baṣīr, minus), ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (gāhē, times), ܦܲܠܝܼܓ݂ (palīḡ, divided by)
    ܚܲܕ݇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ
    ḥa yatīr trēn šāwē tlāṯā
    one plus two equals three