ܢܛܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܛ ܪ (n ṭ r)
2 terms

From Aramaic נְטַר (nəṭar); compare Arabic نَظَرَ (naẓara, “to watch”), Hebrew נָצַר (natsár), Akkadian 𒈾𒍝𒊒 (/⁠naṣāru[m]⁠/, “to watch over, protect”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɑːtˤeːr]

Verb

ܢܵܛܹܪ • (nāṭēr)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to guard, watch over, supervise

   ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܢܵܛܹܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ― allāhā nāṭēr lūḵ ― May God guard you

   ܙܹܠ݇، ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܢܵܛܪܹܢ ܨܸܡܕܘܼܟ݂. ― zē, ānā bit nāṭrēn ṣimdūḵ. ― Go, I’ll watch your bag.

2. (intransitive, transitive) to await, wait for

   ܢܹܐ ܠܸܢܛܵܪܵܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ― nē linṭārā laˀḵā ― Please wait here.

   ܒܸܢܛܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܲܢ ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܕܵܥܪܹܬ ― binṭārā wan tīḇtā qām tarˁā ddāˁrēt ― I am awaiting sitting in front of the door for you to return.

3. (transitive) to preserve, keep, maintain

   ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܢܵܛܪܲܚ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܝܸܡܵܝܵܐ. ― wālē d-nāṭraḥ liššānā yimmāyā. ― We must preserve the mother tongue.

   ܢܛܝܼܪܹܗ ܠܹܗ ܒܛܸܫܘܵܐ. ― nṭīrēh lēh b-ṭišwā. ― He kept it secret.

4. (transitive, computing) to save, write file to disk or other storage medium

   ܠܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܢܛܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܸܫܛܵܪܵܐ؟ ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܘܼܚܹܗ. ― l-aykā nṭīr lī awa išṭārā? lē ìwen mačūḥēh. ― Where did I save that document? I can't find it.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܢܵܛܹܪ (nāṭēr)
present participle		ܢܛܵܪܵܐ (nṭārā)
verbal noun ܫܸܡ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ		ܢܛܵܪܵܐ (nṭārā)
		singular ܚܕ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ				plural ܣܲܓܝܼܐܵܢܵܝܵܐ
past participle ܡܫܲܘܬܲܦܬܵܐ	m	ܢܛܝܼܪܵܐ (nṭīrā)				ܢܛܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (nṭīrē)
	f	ܢܛܝܼܪܬܵܐ (nṭīrtā)
agent noun ܥܵܒ݂ܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ	m	ܢܵܛܘܿܪܵܐ (nāṭōrā)				ܢܵܛܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (nāṭōrē)
	f	ܢܵܛܘܿܪܬܵܐ (nāṭōrtā)				ܢܵܛܘܿܪܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nāṭōryāṯā)
instance noun		ܢܛܵܪܬܵܐ (nṭārtā)				ܢܛܵܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (nṭāryāṯā)
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ	m	ܢܛܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ (nṭīr lī)	ܢܛܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (nṭīr lūḵ)	ܢܛܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ (nṭīr lēh)		ܢܛܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ (nṭīr lan)	ܢܛܝܼܪ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nṭīr lāwḵōn)	ܢܛܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ (nṭīr lhōn)
	f		ܢܛܝܼܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (nṭīr lāḵ)	ܢܛܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ (nṭīr lāh)
non-past	m	ܢܵܛܪܹܢ (nāṭrēn)	ܢܵܛܪܹܬ (nāṭrēt)	ܢܵܛܹܪ (nāṭēr)		ܢܵܛܪܲܚ (nāṭraḥ)	ܢܵܛܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (nāṭrītōn)	ܢܵܛܪܝܼ (nāṭrī)
	f	ܢܵܛܪܵܢ (nāṭrān)	ܢܵܛܪܵܬܝ (nāṭrāt)	ܢܵܛܪܵܐ (nāṭrā)
imperative ܦܵܩܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ	m		ܢܛܘܿܪ (nṭōr)				ܢܛܘܿܪܘܼܢ (nṭōrūn)
	f		ܢܛܘܿܪܝ (nṭōr)
passive past ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ ܚܵܫܘܿܫܵܐ	m	ܢܛܝܼܪܸܢ (nṭīrin)	ܢܛܝܼܪܸܬ (nṭīrit)	ܢܛܝܼܪ (nṭīr)		ܢܛܝܼܪܸܚ (nṭīriḥ)	ܢܛܝܼܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (nṭīrītōn)	ܢܛܝܼܪܝܼ (nṭīrī)
	f	ܢܛܝܼܪܲܢ (nṭīran)	ܢܛܝܼܪܲܬܝ (nṭīrat)	ܢܛܝܼܪܵܐ (nṭīrā)
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