ܩܪܝܪܐ

From Aramaic קַרִּירָא‎ (qarīrā); related to Hebrew קַר‎ (kar) and Arabic قَرّ‎ (qarr) as well as Arabic قَرِير‎ (qarīr).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qarriːraː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qarˤiːrˤa]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [qar.riːrɑː], [qar.riːlɑː]

ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ • (qarīrā) (feminine ܩܲܪܝܼܪܬܵܐ‎ (qarīrtā), plural ܩܲܪܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (qarīrē))

1. (physically) cold, frigid

   Antonym: ܚܲܡܝܼܡܵܐ‎ (ḥamīmā, “hot”)

   ‏ܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ ܕܣܸܬܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.‎‎ ― laylē ḥārāyā d-sitwā rābā qarīrā ìwā. ― The last night of winter was very cold.

   ‏ܫܵܬܹܝܬ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܚܸܡܵܐ.‎‎ ― šātēt kāsā d-mīyā qarīrē b-yāwmā d-ḥimmā. ― Drink a glass of cold water on a hot day.

To express feeling the sensation of coldness, possessive pronouns are added to ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (qarṯā), e.g ܩܲܪܬ݂ܝܼ ܝܠܵܗ̇‎ (qarṯī ìlāh, “I am cold”, literally “she (it) is my cold”).

• ܩܲܪܬܵܐ‎ (qartā, “cold, coldness”)