ܢܛܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܛ ܪ (n ṭ r)
1 term

From Aramaic נְטַר (nəṭar); compare Arabic نَظَرَ (naẓara, to watch), Hebrew נָצַר (natsár), Akkadian 𒈾𒍝𒊒 (/⁠naṣāru[m]⁠/, to watch over, protect).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nɑːtˤeːr]

Verb

ܢܵܛܹܪ • (nāṭēr) (present participle ܢܛܵܪܵܐ (nṭārā), past participle ܢܛܝܼܪܵܐ (nṭīrā))

  1. to guard, watch over, supervise
    ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܢܵܛܹܪܘܼܟ݂allāhā nāṭērūḵMay God guard you
  2. to preserve, keep, maintain
  3. to await, wait for

Conjugation

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