ܙܥܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic זְעוֹרָא‎ (zəʿōrāʾ), from Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir-; compare Arabic صَغِير‎ (ṣaḡīr), Hebrew צָעִיר‎ (tza'ír), Akkadian 𒌉 (ṣeḫrum) and Ugaritic 𐎕𐎙𐎗 (ṣġr).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [zʕoːrɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sˤuːrɑː]

Adjective

ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (zʿora) (feminine ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ‎ (zʿorta), plural ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (zʿore))

  1. small, little
    Antonym: ܓܘܼܪܵܐ‎ (gura)
  2. young (for a person)
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