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
Conjugation of ܩܵܪܹܛ (qārēṭ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܝܼ
(qrīṭ lī)		 ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(qrīṭ lūḵ)		 ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܹܗ
(qrīṭ lēh)		 ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܲܢ
(qrīṭ lan)		 ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(qrīṭ lāwḵōn)		 ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(qrīṭ lhōn)
f ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(qrīṭ lāḵ)		 ܩܪܝܼܛ ܠܵܗ̇
(qrīṭ lāh)
non-past m ܩܵܪܛܹܢ
(qārṭēn)		 ܩܵܪܛܹܬ
(qārṭēt)		 ܩܵܪܹܛ
(qārēṭ)		 ܩܵܪܛܲܚ
(qārṭaḥ)		 ܩܵܪܛܝܼܬܘܿܢ
(qārṭītōn)		 ܩܵܪܛܝܼ
(qārṭī)
f ܩܵܪܛܵܢ
(qārṭān)		 ܩܵܪܛܵܬܝ
(qārṭāt)		 ܩܵܪܛܵܐ
(qārṭā)
imperative m ܩܪܘܿܛ
(qrōṭ)		 ܩܪܘܿܛܘܼܢ
(qrōṭūn)
f ܩܪܘܿܛܝ
(qrōṭ)

Derived terms
  • ܩܵܪܸܛ ܛܸܦܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (qāriṭ ṭiprāṯēh, “to chew the nails”)
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