ܩܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܪ ܐ (q r ˀ)
5 terms

Verbal noun of ܩܵܪܹܐ (qārē, “to read; to call”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qraːjaː]

Noun

ܩܪܵܝܵܐ • (qrāyā) m

1. reading
2. calling

Etymology 2

Root
ܩ ܪ ܐ (q r ˀ)
5 terms

Passive participle of ܩܵܪܹܐ (qārē, “to read; to call”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪr.jaː]

Adjective

ܩܸܪܝܵܐ • (qiryā) (feminine ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qrīṯā), plural ܩܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ (qiryē))

1. read, recited
2. called, called for
3. invited

Etymology 3

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]. Compare Classical Syriac ܩܵܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qārīṯā, “weevil, tortoise”). See also the feminine form ܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ (qrāytā, “large beetle”). Possibly related to Old Armenian կրիայ (kriay, “tortoise, turtle”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qraːjaː]
• (Diyana-Zariwaw) IPA^(key): [qarˤaːja]
• (Tyare) IPA^(key): [qraːja], [ʔɪqraːja]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qraːja], [qraː]

Noun

ܩܪܵܝܵܐ • (qrāyā) m (plural ܩܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (qrāyē))

1. tortoise
2. turtle

   Synonyms: ܩܪܵܩܝܼܦܵܐ (qrāqīpā), ܣܲܠܘܿܦܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (salōpīṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܪܵܝܝܼ (qrāyī)		ܩܪܵܝܲܢ (qrāyan)
	construct	ܩܪܵܝ (qrāy)		2nd person	ܩܪܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (qrāyūḵ)	ܩܪܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qrāyāḵ)	ܩܪܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܪܵܝܵܐ (qrāyā)		3rd person	ܩܪܵܝܹܗ (qrāyēh)	ܩܪܵܝܵܗ̇ (qrāyāh)	ܩܪܵܝܗܘܿܢ (qrāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܝܼ (qrāyī)		ܩܪ̈ܵܝܲܢ (qrāyan)
	construct	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܲܝ (qrāyay)		2nd person	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (qrāyūḵ)	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (qrāyāḵ)	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (qrāyē)		3rd person	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܗܝ (qrāyūh)	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (qrāyōh)	ܩܪ̈ܵܝܗܘܿܢ (qrāyhōn)