ܙܥܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܥ ܪ (z ˁ r)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic זְעוֹרָא (zəʿōrā), from Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir-; compare Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr) and Hebrew צָעִיר (tza'ír).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [z(ə)ʕoːrɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [zoːra]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sˤuːrɑː]

Adjective

ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ • (zˁōrā) (feminine ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ (zˁōrtā), plural ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (zˁōrē))

  1. small, little
    Antonyms: ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ (kabīrā), ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gūrā), ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā)
  2. young (for a person)
    Antonyms: ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā), ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gūrā), ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā)

Noun

ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ • (zˁōrā) m (plural ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (zˁōrē), feminine ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ (zˁōrtā))

  1. child, baby, toddler, kid

Derived terms

Proper noun

ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ • (zˁōrā) m

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname transferred from the given name
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