ܝܩܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܩ ܪ (w q r)
8 terms

Etymology

Related to Hebrew יָקָר (yakár).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [jaq.quːrɑː]

Adjective

ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ • (yaqūrā) (feminine ܝܲܩܘܼܪܬܵܐ (yaqurtā), plural ܝܲܩܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (yaqūrē))

  1. heavy
  2. burdensome, challenging
  3. (figurative) slow, slow-moving, sluggish
  4. (figurative) stupid, slow, thick
  5. (slang) pregnant
    Synonym: ܒܛܝܼܢܵܐ (bṭīnā)

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • ܝܲܩܘܼܪܘܼܬܵܐ (yaqūrūtā, heaviness)
  • ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yaqūrāˀīṯ, heavily)
  • ܚܸܠܡܵܐ ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ (ḥilmā yaqūrā, nightmare, literally heavy dream)
  • ܝܲܩܘܼܪ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (yaqūr ṭīmē, expensive, literally heavy of value)
  • ܝܲܩܘܼܪ ܗܲܕܵܡܹ̈ܐ (yaqūr haddāmē, sturdy, muscular, literally heavy of members)
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