ܡܫܘܘܚܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܚ ܪ (ˀ ḥ r)
7 terms

Passive participle of ܡܫܲܘܚܸܪ (mšawḥir, “to be late, to delay”); cognate to Hebrew מְאֻחָר (m'ukhár) and Arabic مُتَأَخِّر (mutaʔaḵḵir).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məʃuw.xrɑː]

Adjective

ܡܫܘܼܘܚܪܵܐ • (mšūwḥrā) (feminine ܡܫܘܼܘܚܲܪܬܵܐ (mšūwḥartā), plural ܡܫܘܼܘܚܪܹ̈ܐ (mšūwḥrē))

1. late

   ܘܵܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܵܛܹܝܬ ܡܫܘܼܘܚܪܵܐ ܠܣܸܕܪܵܐ. ― wālē lūḵ d-lā māṭēt mšūwḥrā l-sidrā. ― You must not be late to class.

2. lagging behind, delayed

   ܩܛܵܪܵܐ ܡܫܘܼܘܚܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܕܬܠܵܬ݂ܝܼܢ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ. ― qṭārā mšūwḥrā ìlēh min l-qurbā dtlāṯīn daqīqē. ― The train is delayed by approximately thirty minutes.

3. behind (in payments), in default

   ܫܲܪܝܼܟܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܬܘܼܩܦܵܐ ܡܘܼܫܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܲܓ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܡܫܘܼܘܚܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܟܘܼܪܗܵܢܵܐ ܨܵܦܘܿܚܵܐ.

   šarīkūtā d-tuqpā mušlē lāh aḡrē mšūwḥrē b-miṯḥā dkurhānā ṣāpōḥā.

   The power company suspended late fees during the pandemic.

Synonyms

• ܠܩܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ (lqīšāyā), ܡܥܘܼܘܟ݂ܵܐ (mˁūwḵā)

Antonyms

• ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܝܵܐ (bḵīrāyā), ܫܵܪܘܵܝܵܐ (šārwāyā)

Derived terms

• ܡܫܵܘܚܪܵܐܝܼܬ (mšāwḥrāˀīt, “late”)