ܟܬܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܬ ܪ (k t r)
3 terms

From Aramaic כְּתַר (kəṯar); possible cognate with Arabic كَثُرَ (kaṯura, to be many, numerous, to abound).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈkɑːθerː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɑːtɪrː]

Verb

ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ • (kāṯēr) (present participle ܟܬ݂ܵܪܵܐ (kṯārā), past participle ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (kṯīrā))

  1. (transitive) to continue, keep going, carry on
    ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐܹܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܝܵܐ ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܥܵܠܲܡ.aykannāyūṯā qāˀēmāytā lā kē māṣyā kāṯrā hal ˁālam.The present situation cannot continue forever.
    ܟܵܬ݂ܪܹܢ ܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ؟kāṯrēn mmallin?Shall I continue speaking?
  2. (intransitive) to continue, resume, proceed
    ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܚܲܕ݇ ܦܵܘܫܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ.ḥizwānā bit kāṯēr bār ḥa pāwšā kiryā.The show will continue after a short break.
  3. (intransitive) to endure, persist
  4. (intransitive) to await, stay, remain

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • ܐܵܡܹܢ (āmēn), ܩܵܘܹܐ (qāwē), ܦܵܐܹܫ (pāˀēš), ܥܲܪܩܸܠ (ˁarqil)
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