ܩܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܪ ܪ (q r r)
7 terms

From Aramaic קַרְתָּא (qarətā); related to Arabic قِرَّة (qirra) and Hebrew קָרָה (kará).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qar.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qar.θɑː]

Noun

ܩܲܪܬܵܐ • (qartā) f (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܬܹܐ (qartē))

1. cold, coldness (condition of low temperature)

   ܩܲܪܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܠܕܲܒܲܪ. ― qartā ìlāh ldabbar. ― It's cold outside.

2. (medicine) cold (usually harmless common viral illness including congested nasal passages and fever)

   ܡܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܩܲܪܬܵܐ ܡܲܪܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܒܣܸܬܘܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇.

   mḥē lī qartā marīrtā b-sitwā d-ˁḇīrāh.

   I caught a bitter cold last winter.

Usage notes

Possessive pronouns added to this word are the way to express feeling cold, e.g ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܩܲܪܬ݂ܝܼ (īlāh qarṯī, “I am cold”, literally “she (it) is my cold”).

Declension

Inflection of ܩܲܪܬܵܐ (qartā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܪܬܝܼ (qartī)		ܩܲܪܬܲܢ (qartan)
	construct	ܩܲܪܬ (qart)	2nd person	ܩܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (qartūḵ)	ܩܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qartāḵ)	ܩܲܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qartāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܪܬܵܐ (qartā)	3rd person	ܩܲܪܬܹܗ (qartēh)	ܩܲܪܬܵܗ̇ (qartāh)	ܩܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ (qarthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܪ̈ܬܝܼ (qartī)		ܩܲܪ̈ܬܲܢ (qartan)
	construct	ܩܲܪ̈ܬܲܝ (qartay)	2nd person	ܩܲܪ̈ܬܘܼܟ݂ (qartūḵ)	ܩܲܪ̈ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (qartāḵ)	ܩܲܪ̈ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qartāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܪ̈ܬܹܐ (qartē)	3rd person	ܩܲܪ̈ܬܘܼܗܝ (qartūh)	ܩܲܪ̈ܬܘܿܗ̇ (qartōh)	ܩܲܪ̈ܬܗܘܿܢ (qarthōn)

Antonyms

• ܚܸܡܬܵܐ (ḥimtā)
• ܚܸܡܵܐ (ḥimmā)

See also

• ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ (qarīrā, “cold (adjective)”)
• ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܩܲܪܬܵܐ (yāwmā d-qartā, “cold day”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܪ (q-r-r) related to coldness. Compare Arabic قِرَّة (qirra) and Hebrew קָרָה (qārâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qar(rə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qar(rə)θe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܩܪܬܐ)

1. cold, coldness

Inflection

    declension of ܩܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܪܐ	ܩܪܢ
construct	ܩܪܬ	ܩܪܬ
emphatic	ܩܪܬܐ	ܩܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܪܬܝ	ܩܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܪܬܟ	ܩܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܪܬܟܝ	ܩܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܪܬܗ	ܩܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܪܬܗ	ܩܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܪܬܢ	ܩܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܪܬܟܘܢ	ܩܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܪܬܟܝܢ	ܩܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܪܬܗܘܢ	ܩܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܪܬܗܝܢ	ܩܪܬܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܚܡܬܐ

References

• “qrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 328a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1418a