ܒܨܝܪ

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bəsˤiːr]

⁧ܒܨܝܼܪ⁩ • (bṣīr) m sg (feminine ⁧ܒܨܝܼܪܲܬ݂⁩ (bṣīraṯ), plural ⁧ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ⁩ (bṣīray))

1. construct state singular of ⁧ܒܨܝܼܪܵܐ⁩ (bṣīrā)

⁧ܒܨܝܼܪ⁩ • (bṣīr)

1. less, fewer

   Antonym: ⁧ܝܲܬܝܼܪ⁩ (yatīr)

   ⁧ܠܡܵܐ ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܝܼ ܒܨܝܼܪ ܡܸܢܹܗ؟⁩ ― lemā qūbil lī bṣīr minnēh? ― Why did I receive less than him?

   ⁧ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܸܡܵܠ ܒܨܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܘ.⁩ ― minyānē d-timmāl bṣīr min idyōm īwā. ― Yesterday’s numbers were less than today.

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

• ⁧ܠܲܒܨܝܼܪ⁩ (labṣīr, “at least”)

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

⁧ܒܨܝܼܪ⁩ • (bṣīr)

1. minus used to indicate the operation of subtraction

   Coordinate terms: ⁧ܝܲܬܝܼܪ⁩ (yatīr, “plus”), ⁧ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ⁩ (gāhē, “times”), ⁧ܦܲܠܸܓ݂⁩ (palliḡ, “divided by”)

   ⁧ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܒܨܝܼܪ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ⁩ ― šaḇˁā bṣīr tlāṯā šāwē arbˁā ― seven minus three equals four