ܩܠܘܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܩ ܠ ܠ (q l l) |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
From Aramaic קַלּוּלָא (qallūlā); related to Classical Syriac ܩܠܝܠܐ (qallīlā), Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl) and Hebrew קַל (kál).
Adjective
ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ • (qalūlā) (feminine ܩܲܠܘܼܠܬܵܐ (qalultā), plural ܩܲܠܘܼ̈ܠܹܐ (qalūlē))
- light, lightweight
- Antonym: ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ (yaqūrā)
- ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܨܵܠܝܵܐ. ― miṭrā yatīr qalultā bit ṣālyā. ― Lighter rain will fall.
- ܣܢܝܼܩܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠ ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܠܘܼ̈ܠܹܐ ܘܝܲܩܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ. ― snīqtā ìlāh ˁal ṣandūqē qalūlē w-yaqūrē. ― She needs light and heavy boxes.
- quick, swift, fast
- Antonym: ܢܝܼܚܵܐ (nīḥā)
- ܪܲܗܵܛܵܐ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܙܵܘܥܹܗ. ― rahhāṭā qalūlā ìwā b-zāwˁēh. ― The runner was quick in his movement.
Derived terms
- ܡܹܐܟ݂ܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܠܘܼ̈ܠܹ݂ܐ (“fast food”)
- ܩܲܠܘܼܠ (qalūl, “little, few”)
- ܩܲܠܘܼܠ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (qalūl ṭīmē, “cheap”)
- ܩܲܠܘܼܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qalūlūṯā, “lightness”)
- ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (qalūlāˀīṯ, “lightly”)
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