ܝܬܝܪ

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

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jat.tiːr.]

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

1. construct state singular of ⁧ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ⁩ (yatīrā)

⁧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)

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

• ⁧ܛܵܒ݂⁩ (ṭāḇ)
• ⁧ܠܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂⁩ (lˁaynāṯ)
• ⁧ܪܲܒ݂⁩ (raḇ), ⁧ܙܥܘܿܪ⁩ (zˁōr)

⁧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