ܝܩܘܪ ܛܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܝܩܝܪ ܛܝ̈ܡܐ (yaqqīr ṭīmē). From the construct form of ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ (yaqūrā, “heavy”) + ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭīmē, “values; prices”), as a subsitute for the common Persianism ܓܪܵܢ (grān).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [jaqqurː‿tˤiːmeː]

Adjective

ܝܲܩܘܼܪ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ • (yaqūr ṭīmē) (feminine ܝܲܩܘܼܪܲܬ݂ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (yaqūraṯ ṭīmē), plural ܝܲܩܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (yaqūray ṭīmē))

  1. expensive (having a high price or cost)
    Synonym: ܣܲܓܝܼ ܕ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ (sagī dmayyā)
    Antonym: ܩܲܠܘܼܠ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (qalūl ṭīmē)
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