ܩܪܐ

From Aramaic קְרָא‎ (qərā), from Proto-Semitic *ḳaraʔ-; related to Arabic قَرَأَ‎ (qaraʔa), Hebrew קָרָא‎ (kará) and Akkadian 𒆠𒊒𒌝 (qerûm).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːreː]

ܩܵܪܹܐ • (qārē) (present participle ܩܪܵܝܵܐ‎ (qrāyā), past participle ܩܸܪܝܵܐ‎ (qiryā))

1. to read

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ ܕܠܹܐ ܩܵܪܝܼ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   ānā lē bāʿēn ḥaḇrāwātē d-lē qārī ktāḇē.

   I don't want friends who don't read books.

   • Acts 15:31:

     ‏ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ، ܚܕܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܸܒܵܐ.‎‎

     īman d-qiryā lhon, ḥdē lhon rābā d-piš lhon yuḇē libbā.

     When they had read it, they rejoiced over its encouragement.

2. to call, cry

   Synonyms: ܡܲܚܒܸܪ‎ (maḥbir), ܡܙܲܡܙܸܡ‎ (mzamzim)

   ‏ܡܵܢܝܼ ܒܸܩܪܵܝܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ؟‎‎ ― mānī biqrāyī ìlēh ādīyā? ― Who is calling me right now?

   ‏ܒܵܒܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܟܠ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܬ ܥܲܣܩܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܒܚܲܫܘܼܒ݂ܹܗ.‎‎

   bābī kē qārē lī kul gāhā d-īt ʿasqāwātē bḥašuḇēh.

   My father calls me every time there are problems with his computer.

   • Luke 5:32:

     ‏ܠܹܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܕܩܵܪܹܝܢ ܠܙܲܕܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܠܚܲܛܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܠܬܝܵܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ.‎‎

     lē tē lī d-qārēn l-zadīqē, illā l-ḥaṭṭāyē l-tyāḇutā.

     I have not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.

3. to name
4. to crow

   ‏ܬܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܠܵܐ ܩܵܪܘܿܝܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܐ ܟܠ ܝܘܿܡ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ.‎‎

   tarnāḡlā qāroyā kē qārē kul yom b-ṣaprā.

   The rooster crows daily at dawn.

   • Matthew 26:34:

     ‏ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܸܠܹܗ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ: «ܬܪܘܼܨܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܐܸܠܘܼܟ݂، ܒܐܵܗܵܐ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ، ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܕܩܵܪܹܐ ܩܵܪܘܿܝܵܐ، ܬܠܵܬ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܣܵܪܒ݂ܹܬ ܠܝܼ».‎‎

     mīrēh illēh īšoʿ: “truṣā bēmārā ìwen iluḵ, b-āhā laylē, min qam d-qārē qāroyā, tlāt gāhē bit sārḇēt lī”.

     Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."