ܥܬܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܬ ܪ (ˁ t r)
2 terms

Of the adjective pattern 1a22ī3ā and inherited from Aramaic עַתִּירָא (ʿattīrā); cognate to Hebrew עָשִׁיר (ashír).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕattiːrɑː]

Adjective

ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ • (ˁatīrā) (feminine ܥܲܬܝܼܪܬܵܐ (ˁatīrtā), plural ܥܲܬܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁatīrē))

  1. rich, wealthy, well off
    Antonyms: ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ (miskēnā), ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ (snīqā), ܦܲܩܝܼܪܵܐ (paqīrā)
    ܐܸܢ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܹܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ، ܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܫܹܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ
    in ˁāḇḏēt wā lēh hādḵā, bit pāyšēt wā ˁatīrā
    If you had done it like that, you would have become rich

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