ܝܬܝܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
⁧ܘ ܬ ܪ⁩ (w t r)
5 terms

The determiner is the absolute state of ⁧ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ⁩ (yatīrā, “extra, more”); related to Hebrew ⁧יוֹתֵר⁩ (yotér).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [jat.tiːr.]

Adjective

⁧ܝܲܬܝܼܪ⁩ • (yatīr) m sg (feminine ⁧ܝܲܬܝܼܪܲܬ݂⁩ (yatīraṯ), plural ⁧ܝܲܬܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ⁩ (yatīray))

  1. construct state singular of ⁧ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ⁩ (yatīrā)

Determiner

⁧ܝܲܬܝܼܪ⁩ • (yatīr)

  1. more forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs
    Antonym: ⁧ܒܨܝܼܪ⁩ (bṣīr)
    ⁧ܐܲܕ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܬܵܐ.⁩ ― ad šēttā ānanqāytā ìlāh yatīr min d-aya ḥārāytā. ― This year is more important than the last.
    ⁧ܗ̇ܘ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.⁩ ― awa atrā ˁatīrā ìlēh yatīr d-awa qammāyā. ― This country is wealthier than before.
  2. especially
    Synonyms: ⁧ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂⁩ (prīšāˀīṯ), ⁧ܚܲܨܡܵܐ⁩ (ḥaṣmā)

Usage notes

  • This is typically used in connection with the preposition ⁧ܡ̣ܢ⁩ (min, “from”) serving the same role that than serves in English.

See also

Preposition

⁧ܝܲܬܝܼܪ⁩ • (yatīr)

  1. plus used to indicate the operation of addition.
    Coordinate terms: ⁧ܒܨܝܼܪ⁩ (bṣīr, “minus”), ⁧ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ⁩ (gāhē, “times”), ⁧ܦܲܠܸܓ݂⁩ (palliḡ, “divided by”)
    ⁧ܚܲܕ݇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ⁩ ― ḥa yatīr trēn šāwē tlāṯā ― one plus two equals three
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