ܩܛܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܛܪܐ

Etymology

From Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qtˤɑːɾɑː]

Noun

ܩܛܵܪܵܐ (qṭārā) m or f, plural ܩܛܵܪܹ̈ܐ (qṭārē).

  1. train (mechanical vehicle carrying a large number of passengers along a designated track)
    ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܫܵܩܹܠ ܩܛܵܪܵܐ ܕܢܵܦܹܩ ܡ̣ܢ ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܒܛܲܗܪܵܐ.
    ḥawrī bit šāqēl qṭārā d-nāpēq min ninwē b-ṭahrā.
    My friend will take the train that leaves from Nineveh at midday.

Usage notes

  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic speakers sometimes treat this term as if it were grammatically female, because vehicles such as ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ (raddāytā, car) or ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ (ṭayāstā, airplane) are usually grammatically feminine.

Inflection

Noun

ܩܛܵܪܵܐ (qṭārā) m, plural ܩܛܵܪܹ̈ܐ (qṭārē).

  1. verbal noun of ܩܵܛܹܪ (qāṭēr) binding, knotting, tying

Inflection

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