ܩܠܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܠ ܠ (q l l)
3 terms

Inherited from Aramaic קַלּוּלָא (qallūlā); related to Classical Syriac ܩܠܝܠܐ (qallīlā), Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl) and Hebrew קַל (kál). Of the adjective pattern 1a22ū3ā.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qal.luːlɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qaluːlɑː]

Adjective

ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ • (qalūlā) (feminine ܩܲܠܘܼܠܬܵܐ (qalultā), plural ܩܲܠܘܼ̈ܠܹܐ (qalūlē))

1. light, lightweight

   Antonym: ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ (yaqūrā)

   ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܨܵܠܝܵܐ.

   miṭrā yatīr qalultā bit ṣālyā.

   Lighter rain will fall.

   ܣܢܝܼܩܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠ ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܠܘܼ̈ܠܹܐ ܘܝܲܩܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ.

   snīqtā ìlāh ˁal ṣandūqē qalūlē w-yaqūrē.

   She needs light and heavy boxes.

2. quick, swift, fast

   Antonym: ܢܝܼܚܵܐ (nīḥā)

   ܪܲܗܵܛܵܐ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܙܵܘܥܹܗ.

   rahhāṭā qalūlā ìwā b-zāwˁēh.

   The runner was quick in his movement.

Derived terms

• ܡܹܐܟ݂ܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܠܘܼ̈ܠܹ݂ܐ (“fast food”)
• ܩܲܠܘܼܠ (qalūl, “little, few”)
• ܩܲܠܘܼܠ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (qalūl ṭīmē, “cheap”)
• ܩܲܠܘܼܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qalūlūṯā, “lightness”)
• ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (qalūlāˀīṯ, “lightly”)

Adverb

ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ • (qalūlā)

1. quickly, swiftly

   Synonyms: ܒܲܥܓ݂ܲܠ (baˁḡal), ܠܝܼܓ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (līḡāˀīṯ), ܡܣܲܪܗܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (msarhḇāˀīṯ)

   ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܩܘܼܡ݇! ― qalūlā qū! ― get up quickly!