ܩܛܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܛ ܪ (q ṭ r)
2 terms

ܩܛܪܐ

Verbal noun of ܩܵܛܹܪ (qāṭēr) with the sense of “train” a semantic loan from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qtˤɑːɾɑː]

Noun

ܩܛܵܪܵܐ • (qṭārā) m or f (plural ܩܛܵܪܹ̈ܐ (qṭārē))

1. binding, knotting, tying

   Synonym: ܐ݇ܣܵܪܵܐ (sārā)

2. train (mechanical vehicle carrying a large number of passengers along a designated track)

   ܪܟ݂ܘܿܒ݂ ܥܲܠ ܩܛܵܪܵܐ ܕܨܲܦܪܵܐ ܠܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ. ― rḵōḇ ˁal qṭārā d-ṣaprā l-mḏītā. ― Ride the morning train to the city.

   ܫܵܩܠܲܚ ܩܛܵܪܵܐ ܕܢܵܦܹܩ ܡ̣ܢ ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܒܛܲܗܪܵܐ. ― šāqlaḥ qṭārā d-nāpēq min nīnwē b-ṭahrā. ― Let’s 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 (ṭayyāstā, “airplane”) are usually grammatically feminine.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܛܵܪܵܐ (qṭārā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܛܵܪܝܼ (qṭārī)		ܩܛܵܪܲܢ (qṭāran)
	construct	ܩܛܵܪ (qṭār)	2nd person	ܩܛܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (qṭārūḵ)	ܩܛܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (qṭārāḵ)	ܩܛܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qṭārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܛܵܪܵܐ (qṭārā)	3rd person	ܩܛܵܪܹܗ (qṭārēh)	ܩܛܵܪܵܗ̇ (qṭārāh)	ܩܛܵܪܗܘܿܢ (qṭārhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܛܵܪ̈ܝܼ (qṭārī)		ܩܛܵܪ̈ܲܢ (qṭāran)
	construct	ܩܛܵܪ̈ܲܝ (qṭāray)	2nd person	ܩܛܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (qṭārūḵ)	ܩܛܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (qṭārāḵ)	ܩܛܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qṭārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܛܵܪܹ̈ܐ (qṭārē)	3rd person	ܩܛܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (qṭārūh)	ܩܛܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qṭārōh)	ܩܛܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qṭārhōn)

Etymology 2

Derived from the verb ܩܵܛܹܪ (qāṭēr, “to bind, tie”); possible cognate of Hebrew קֶשֶׁר (késher).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɪtˤ.rɑː]

Noun

ܩܸܛܪܵܐ • (qiṭrā) m sg (plural ܩܸܛܪܹ̈ܐ (qiṭrē))

1. tie, knot, bondage

   Synonym: ܐܲܣܵܪܵܐ (assārā)

2. problem

   Synonyms: ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁasqūṯā), ܠܹܐܘܬܵܐ (lēˀwtā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܸܛܪܵܐ (qiṭrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܛܪܝܼ (qiṭrī)		ܩܸܛܪܲܢ (qiṭran)
	construct	ܩܛܲܪ (qṭar)	2nd person	ܩܸܛܪܘܼܟ݂ (qiṭrūḵ)	ܩܸܛܪܵܟ݂ܝ (qiṭrāḵ)	ܩܸܛܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qiṭrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܛܪܵܐ (qiṭrā)	3rd person	ܩܸܛܪܹܗ (qiṭrēh)	ܩܸܛܪܘܿܗ̇ (qiṭrōh)	ܩܸܛܪܗܘܿܢ (qiṭrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܸܛܪ̈ܝܼ (qiṭrī)		ܩܸܛܪ̈ܲܢ (qiṭran)
	construct	ܩܸܛܪ̈ܲܝ (qiṭray)	2nd person	ܩܸܛܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (qiṭrūḵ)	ܩܸܛܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (qiṭrāḵ)	ܩܸܛܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qiṭrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܸܛܪܹ̈ܐ (qiṭrē)	3rd person	ܩܸܛܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (qiṭrūh)	ܩܸܛܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qiṭrōh)	ܩܸܛܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qiṭrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܸܛܪܵܢܵܐ (qiṭrānā)