ܢܛܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܛ ܪ‎ (n ṭ r)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic נְטַר‎ (nəṭar); compare Arabic نَظَرَ‎ (naẓara, “to watch”), Hebrew נָצַר‎ (natsár), Akkadian 𒈾𒍝𒊒 (/naṣāru[m]/, “to watch over, protect”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nɑːtˤeːr]

Verb

ܢܵܛܹܪ • (nāṭēr) (present participle ܢܛܵܪܵܐ‎ (nṭārā), past participle ܢܛܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (nṭīrā))

  1. to guard, watch over, supervise
    ‏ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܢܵܛܹܪܘܼܟ݂‎‎ ― allāhā nāṭēruḵ ― May God guard you
  2. to preserve, keep, maintain

Conjugation

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