ܩܛܥ

From Aramaic קְטַע‎ (qəṭaʿ); cognate to Arabic قَطَعَ‎ (qaṭaʕa) and Hebrew קָטַע‎ (katá')

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːtˤeːʕ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qaːtˤeʔ]

ܩܵܛܹܥ • (qāṭēʿ) (present participle ܩܛܵܥܵܐ‎ (qṭāʿā), past participle ܩܛܝܼܥܵܐ‎ (qṭīʿā))

1. to cut off, to chop down

   ‏ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ ܒܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ ܕܡܸܫܬܘܼܬܵܐ.‎‎

   birqā qṭiʿ lēh b-miṣʿāyā d-mištutā.

   The electricity cut off in the middle of the party.

2. to cut up, cut short

   ‏ܦܫܝܼܡܵܐܝܼܬ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܩܵܛܥܲܚ ܬܦܵܩܬܲܢ̈.‎‎

   pšīmāʾīt wālē d-qāṭʿaḥ tpāqtan.

   Unfortunately we will have to cut our interview short.

3. to interrupt someone speaking, cut off

   ‏ܠܵܐ ܩܵܛܥܹܬ ܠܹܗ ܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܟܲܕ ܡܡܲܠܸܠ.‎‎

   lā qāṭʿēt lēh malpānā kad mmallil.

   Don't interrupt the teacher while he speaks.

4. (geometry) to intersect
5. (slang) to cut class, to skip class

   ‏ܡܕܲܒܪܵܢ ܡܲܕܪܲܫܬܵܐ ܩܵܡ ܡܲܙܗܸܪ ܠܝܼ ܕܠܵܐ ܩܵܛܥܹܢ ܣܸܕܪܵܐ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇.‎‎

   mdabrān madraštā qām mazhir lī d-lā qāṭʿēn sidrā midrēy.

   The principal warned me not to skip class.

6. (slang) to jaywalk, cross the street, to run (a stop sign, traffic light, etc.)

   ‏ܫܘܼܪܛܵܝܵܐ ܩܵܡ ܡܲܟܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܘܩܵܡ ܫܵܐܹܠ ܠܝܼ ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܒܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ.‎‎

   šurṭāyā qām maklē lī w-qām šāʾēl lī qāmodī qṭiʿ lī b-nīšanqā smoqā.

   The policeman stopped me and asked me why I ran the red light.