ܡܙܘܥܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܙ ܥ ܪ (z ˁ r)
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Passive participle of the verb ܡܙܲܥܸܪ (mzaˁir, to diminish, to make small).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [məzuʕ.rɑː]

Adjective

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ܡܙܘܼܥܪܵܐ (mzuˁrā) (feminine ܡܙܘܼܥܲܪܬܵܐ (mzūˁartā), plural ܡܙܘܼܥܪܹ̈ܐ (mzuˁrē))

  1. (grammar) diminutive
    ’ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ‘، ܫܸܡܵܐ ܡܙܘܼܥܪܵܐ ܕܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܡܣܲܟܸܠ ’ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ‘.
    ‘kṯāḇōnā’, šimmā mzuˁrā dkṯāḇā, kē msakkil ‘kṯāḇā zˁōrā’.
    ‘Booklet’, the diminutive noun of book, means ‘small book’.

Derived terms

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