ܩ ܪ ܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Arabic ق ر ر (q r r), Hebrew ק־ר־ר (q-r-r).

Root

ܩ ܪ ܪ • (q r r)

1. forming words pertaining to being cold

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܩܵܪܹܪ (qārēr, “to be cold, cool”)

  ܩܵܝܹܪ (qāyēr)

• ܩܲܪܸܪ (qarrir, “to cool”)
• ܡܲܩܸܪ (maqqir, “to keep cool, cold”)
• ܡܩܲܘܪܸܪ (mqawrir, “to cool”)

Nouns

• ܩܲܪܬܵܐ (qartā, “the cold”)
• ܡܲܩܪܵܢܵܐ (maqrānā, “cooler, water cooler”)
• ܩܵܪܘܼܪܵܐ (qārūrā, “vial”)

Adjectives

• ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ (qarīrā, “cold”)
• ܡܸܬܩܲܪܪܵܢܵܐ (mitqarrānā, “coolable”)