ܟܬܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܬ ܪ (k t r)
3 terms

From Aramaic כְּתַר (kəṯar); possible cognate with Arabic كَثُرَ (kaṯura, “to be many, numerous, to abound”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈkɑːθerː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɑːtɪrː]

Verb

ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ • (kāṯēr) (present participle ܟܬ݂ܵܪܵܐ (kṯārā), past participle ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (kṯīrā))

  1. (transitive) to continue, keep going, carry on
    ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐܹܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܝܵܐ ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܥܵܠܲܡ. ― aykannāyūṯā qāˀēmāytā lā kē māṣyā kāṯrā hal ˁālam. ― The present situation cannot continue forever.
    ܟܵܬ݂ܪܹܢ ܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ؟ ― kāṯrēn mmallin? ― Shall I continue speaking?
  2. (intransitive) to continue, resume, proceed
    ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܚܲܕ݇ ܦܵܘܫܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ. ― ḥizwānā bit kāṯēr bār ḥa pāwšā kiryā. ― The show will continue after a short break.
  3. (intransitive) to endure, persist
  4. (intransitive) to await, stay, remain

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • ܐܵܡܹܢ (āmēn), ܩܵܘܹܐ (qāwē), ܦܵܐܹܫ (pāˀēš), ܥܲܪܩܸܠ (ˁarqil)
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