ܒܓܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܓ ܪ (b g r)
2 terms

Of the adjectival pattern 1a22ī3ā.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [baɡɡiːraː]

Adjective

ܒܲܓܝܼܪܵܐ • (bagīrā) (feminine ܒܲܓܝܼܪܬܵܐ (bagīrtā), plural ܒܲܓܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bagīrē))

1. thin, skinny, slender, slim

   Synonym: ܢܲܩܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (naqīḏā)

   Antonyms: ܛܪܝܼܨܵܐ (ṭrīṣā), ܩܫܝܼܛܵܐ (qšīṭā)

2. weak, delicate

   Synonym: ܡܚܝܼܠܵܐ (mḥīlā)

   Antonym: ܫܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (šamīnā)

Etymology 2

Contraction of ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ) +‎ ܓܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (gērē), literally “place of arrows”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːɡeːreː]

Proper noun

ܒܵܓܹܝܪܹ̈ܐ • (bāgērē) f

1. Bagere (an Assyrian town in northern Iraq, located in the region of Nuhadra)

Derived terms

• ܒܵܓܹܝܪܵܝܵܐ (bāgērāyā)

Descendants

• → Arabic: بَاجِيرَا (bājīrā)