ܩܠܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܠ ܠ‎ (q l l)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic קַלּוּלָא‎ (qallūlā); related to Hebrew קַל‎ (kál) and Arabic قَلِيل‎ (qalīl, “few, little”).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [qal.luːlɑː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qaluːlɑː]

Adjective

ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ • (qalulā) (feminine ܩܲܠܘܼܠܬܵܐ‎ (qalultā), plural ܩܲܠܘܼܠܹ̈ܐ (qalulē))

light, lightweight (of low weight)
‏ܗ̇ܝ ܒܸܬ ܫܵܒ݂ܩܵܐ ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ، ܘܒܸܬ ܫܵܩܠܵܐ ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܹܒܹܗ.‎‎
ay bit šāḇqā ṣanduqā yaqurā, w-bit šāqlā ṣanduqā qalulā min gēbēh.
She will leave the heavy box and take the light box instead.

Derived terms

ܩܲܠܘܼܠܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (qalulutā, “lightness”)
ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐܝܼܬ‎ (qalulāʾīt, “lightly”)
ܡܹܐܟ݂ܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܹ̈ܐ‎ (mēḵlātē qalulē, “fast food”)

Adverb

ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ • (qalulā)

quickly
‏ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܩܘܼܡ݇!‎‎ ― qalulā qu! ― get up quickly!
early
‏ܦܵܠܛܲܚ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܡܚܵܪ‎ ― pālṭaḥ qalulā mḥār ― let’s leave early tomorrow.

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