ܝܬܝܪ

Absolute state of ܝܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (yatīrā, “extra, more”); related to Hebrew יוֹתֵר‎ (yotér).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [yat.tiːr.]

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatir)

1. more forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs.

   ‏ܐܲܕ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܬܵܐ.‎‎

   ad šētā yatir ānanqāytā ìlāh min ḥārāytā.

   This year is more important than the last.

   ‏ܗ̇ܘ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ.‎‎

   awa atrā yatir ʿatīrā ìlēh min qamāytā.

   This country is wealthier than before.

2. especially

   Synonyms: ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ݂‎ (prīšāʾīṯ), ܚܲܨܡܵܐ‎ (ḥaṣmā)

• ܒܨܝܼܪ‎ (bṣir)

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ • (yatir)

1. plus used to indicate the operation of addition.

   Coordinate terms: ܒܨܝܼܪ‎ (bṣir, “minus”), ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ‎ (gāhē, “times”), ܦܲܠܸܓ݂‎ (palliḡ, “divided by”)

   ‏ܚܲܕ݇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܬܠܵܬܵܐ‎ ― ḥa yatir trēn šāwē tlātā ― one plus two equals three