ܝܬܝܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܪ (w t r)
7 terms

The determiner is the absolute state of ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā, “extra, more”); related to Hebrew יוֹתֵר (yotér).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jat.tiːr.]

Adjective

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr) m sg (feminine ܝܲܬܝܼܪܲܬ݂ (yatīraṯ), plural ܝܲܬܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ (yatīray))

1. construct state singular of ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (yatīrā)

Adverb

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr)

1. more; more often, more frequently (to a greater degree or extent)

   Antonym: ܒܲܨܝܼܪ (baṣīr)

   ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܟܹܐ ܚܵܙܹܝܢ، ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ.

   yatīr kē ḥāzēn, yatīr kē bāˁēn.

   The more I see, the more I want.

   ܒܸܦܠܵܚܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܗܵܫܵܐ.

   biplāḥā ìwen yatīr hāšā.

   I am working more at the moment.

Determiner

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr)

1. more in greater amount or number; forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs

   Antonym: ܒܲܨܝܼܪ (baṣīr)

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ. ― ānā kē bāˁēn yatīr mayyā. ― I want more water.

   ܐܲܕ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܬܵܐ.

   ad šēttā ānanqāytā ìlāh yatīr min d-aya ḥārāytā.

   This year is more important than the last.

   ܗ̇ܘ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.

   awa atrā ˁatīrā ìlēh yatīr d-awa qammāyā.

   This country is wealthier than before.

2. especially, more so

   Synonyms: ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (prīšāˀīṯ), ܚܲܨܡܵܐ (ḥaṣmā)

   ܟܹܐ ܥܵܕ݂ܪܹܢ ܠܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇، ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܠܣܢܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ.

   kē ˁāḏrēn l-kul ḥa, yatīr l-snīqē.

   I help everyone, especially those in need.

   ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ ܢܵܟ݂ܘܿܦܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܐܸܠܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ.

   yāltā nāḵōptā ìlāh illā yatīr idyōm.

   She’s a shy girl but more so today.

Usage notes

• This is typically used in connection with the preposition ܡ̣ܢ (min, “from”) serving the same role that than serves in English.

See also

• ܛܵܒ݂ (ṭāḇ)
• ܠܥܲܝܢܵܬ݂ (lˁaynāṯ)
• ܪܲܒ݂ (raḇ), ܙܥܘܿܪ (zˁōr)

Preposition

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatīr)

1. plus used to indicate the operation of addition

   Coordinate terms: ܒܲܨܝܼܪ (baṣīr, “minus”), ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (gāhē, “times”), ܦܲܠܝܼܓ݂ (palīḡ, “divided by”)

   ܚܲܕ݇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ

   ḥa yatīr trēn šāwē tlāṯā

   one plus two equals three