ܡܝܘܩܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܩ ܪ (w q r)
2 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic وَقَار (waqār) and Hebrew יָקָר (yakár).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mjuqqraː]

Adjective

ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ (myuqrā) (feminine ܡܝܘܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ (myuqartā), plural ܡܝܘܼܩܪܹ̈ܐ (myuqrē))

  1. honorable, noble, respected
    ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܲܪܨܘܼܦܵܐ ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܵܬܲܢ.
    aw ìlēh parṣupā myuqrā gāw mātan.
    He is a respected person in our village
  2. valuable, precious
    ܡܲܐ̈ܢܹܐ ܡܝܘܼܩܪܹ̈ܐ
    maʾnē myuqrē
    Valuable items.

Noun

ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ (myuqrā) m (plural ܡܝܘܼܩܪܹ̈ܐ (myuqrē), feminine ܡܝܘܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ (myuqartā))

  1. Sir, Mister (a title of respect for a man, preceding his surname)
    ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ، ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ.
    aw ìlēh myuqrā ʿaḇdīšoʿ, kē pālēḥ gāw maktāḇā.
    This is Mister Odisho, he works in the office.

Inflection

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