ܩܪܛ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܪ ܛ (q r ṭ)
4 terms

From Aramaic קְרַט (qəraṭ); cognate to Arabic قَرَطَ (qaraṭa).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qaːreːtˤ]

Verb

ܩܵܪܹܛ • (qārēṭ) (present participle ܩܪܵܛܵܐ (qrāṭā), past participle ܩܪܝܼܛܵܐ (qrīṭā))

  1. to gnaw, bite, nibble
    Synonyms: ܩܵܛܹܡ (qāṭēm), ܢܵܓܸܙ (nāgiz), ܢܵܐܸܣ (nāˀis)
    ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܠܹܗ ܟܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܢܵܒ݂ܹܚ، ܠܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܛ ܠܘܼܟ݂.
    šḇōq lēh kalḇā d-nāḇēḥ, lē qārēṭ lūḵ.
    Let the dog bark, he won't bite you.
  2. to eat a food producing a loud cracking sound (such as cartilage or whole sunflower seeds)
  3. (figuratively said about cute children or pets) to eat up
    ܩܵܪܛܲܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܘܿܟ݂!qārṭan wā lōḵ!I could just eat you up!
  4. to chisel

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ܩܵܪܸܛ ܛܸܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qāriṭ ṭiprāṯēh, to chew the nails)
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