ܩܪܪ

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܩܪ‎, from Aramaic קְרַר‎ (qərar); compare Arabic قَرَّ‎ (qarra) and Hebrew הִתְקָרֵר‎ (hitkarér). Doublet of the alternate native form ܩܵܐܸܪ‎ (qāˀir), inherited from Aramaic.

• ܩܵܐܹܪ‎ (qāˀēr)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːrerː]

ܩܵܪܹܪ • (qārēr) (present participle ܩܪܵܪܵܐ‎ (qrārā), past participle ܩܪܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (qrīrā))

1. (intransitive) to be/become cold, cool down

   Antonym: ܚܵܡܹܡ‎ (ḥāmēm)

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܪ ܠܝܼ‎ ― kē qārēr lī ― I am cold (literally, “It is cold to me”)

   ‏ܒܸܩܪܵܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ ܒܬܲܠܓܵܐ‎ ― biqrārā ìlēh l-baddar b-talgā ― It’s getting cold outside in the snow.

From Arabic قَرَّرَ‎ (qarrara).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qar.rɪr.]

ܩܲܪܸܪ • (qarrir) (present participle ܩܲܪܘܼܪܹܐ‎ (qarūrē), past participle ܩܘܼܪܪܵܐ‎ (qurrā))

1. to decide, resolve

   Synonyms: ܓܵܪܹܡ‎ (gārēm), ܩܵܛܹܥ‎ (qāṭēˁ)

   ‏ܩܵܐ ܕܚܲܡܲܚ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܲܢ، ܩܘܼܪܸܪ ܠܲܢ ܕܠܵܐ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܠܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܥܹܐܕܵܐ.‎‎

   qā d-ḥammaḥ nafšan, qūrir lan d-lā āzaḥ l-kinšē rabbē b-yāwmā d-ˁēdā.

   So as to protect ourselves, we decided not to go to large crowds on Christmas Day.