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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