ܙܓܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܓ ܪ (z g r)
2 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [zəɣiːrɑː]

Adjective

ܙܓ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ • (zḡīrā) (feminine ܙܓ݂ܝܼܪܬܵܐ (zḡīrtā), plural ܙܓ݂ܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (zḡīrē))

1. past participle of ܙܵܓ݂ܹܪ (zāḡēr)
2. prohibited, banned

   Synonym: ܡܢܝܼܥܵܐ (mnīˁā)

   Antonym: ܦܣܝܼܣܵܐ (psīsā)

3. closed, shut, sealed

   Synonyms: ܣܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (sḵīrā), ܕܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (dḇīrā), ܐ݇ܟ̰ܝܼܡܵܐ (čīmā)

   Antonyms: ܦܬܝܼܚܵܐ (ptīḥā), ܫܸܪܝܵܐ (širyā)

Derived terms

• ܙܓ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (zḡīrāˀīṯ, “barely, sparingly”)