ܩܝܪܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܩܱܪܛܳܐ (qarṭā) and from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “carob”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qiːrɑːtˤɑː]

Noun

ܩܝܼܪܵܛܵܐ • (qīrāṭā) m sg (plural ܩܝܼܪ̈ܵܛܹܐ (qīrāṭē))

1. karat, carat (measure for purity of gold, precious stones and pearls)
2. (obsolete) a quarter of a shekel

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܝܼܪܵܛܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܝܼܪܵܛܝܼ (qīrāṭī)		ܩܝܼܪܵܛܲܢ (qīrāṭan)
	construct	ܩܝܼܪܵܛ (qīrāṭ)		2nd person	ܩܝܼܪܵܛܘܼܟ݂ (qīrāṭūḵ)	ܩܝܼܪܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ (qīrāṭāḵ)	ܩܝܼܪܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qīrāṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܝܼܪܵܛܵܐ (qīrāṭā)		3rd person	ܩܝܼܪܵܛܹܗ (qīrāṭēh)	ܩܝܼܪܵܛܵܗ̇ (qīrāṭāh)	ܩܝܼܪܵܛܗܘܿܢ (qīrāṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܝܼܪ̈ܵܛܝܼ (qīrāṭī)		ܩܝܼܪ̈ܵܛܲܢ (qīrāṭan)
	construct	ܩܝܼܪ̈ܵܛܲܝ (qīrāṭay)		2nd person	ܩܝܼܪ̈ܵܛܘܼܟ݂ (qīrāṭūḵ)	ܩܝܼܪ̈ܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ (qīrāṭāḵ)	ܩܝܼܪ̈ܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qīrāṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܝܼܪ̈ܵܛܹܐ (qīrāṭē)		3rd person	ܩܝܼܪ̈ܵܛܘܼܗܝ (qīrāṭūh)	ܩܝܼܪ̈ܵܛܘܿܗ̇ (qīrāṭōh)	ܩܝܼܪ̈ܵܛܗܘܿܢ (qīrāṭhōn)