ܡܝܘܩܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܩ ܪ (w q r)
7 terms

Passive participle of ܡܝܲܩܸܪ (myaqqir, to honor); compare Arabic وَقَار (waqār) and Hebrew יָקָר (yakár).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mjuqqraː]

Adjective

ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ • (myuqrā) (feminine ܡܝܘܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ (myūqartā), plural ܡܝܘܼܩܪܹ̈ܐ (myuqrē))

  1. honorable, noble, respected
    ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܦܲܪܨܘܿܦܵܐ ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܡܵܬ݂ܲܢ.
    awa ìlēh parṣōpā myuqrā gaw māṯan.
    He is a respected person in our village
  2. valuable, precious
    ܡܲܐ̈ܢܹܐ ܡܝܘܼܩܪܹ̈ܐmaˀnē myuqrēValuable items.

Noun

ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ • (myuqrām sg (plural ܡܝܘܼܩܪܹ̈ܐ (myuqrē), feminine ܡܝܘܼܩܲܪܬܵܐ (myūqartā))

  1. Sir, Mister (a title of respect for a man, preceding his surname)
    ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ، ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܓܲܘ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ.
    awa ìlēh myuqrā ˁaḇdīšōˁ, kē pālēḥ gaw maḵtḇā.
    This is Mister Odisho. He works in the office.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܝܘܼܩܲܪ (myūqar) 1st person ܡܝܘܼܩܪܝܼ (myuqrī) ܡܝܘܼܩܪܲܢ (myuqran)
construct ܡܝܘܼܩܲܪ (myūqar) 2nd person ܡܝܘܼܩܪܘܼܟ݂ (myuqrōḵ) ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܟ݂ܝ (myuqrāḵ) ܡܝܘܼܩܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (myuqrawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ (myuqrā) 3rd person ܡܝܘܼܩܪܹܗ (myuqrēh) ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܗ̇ (myuqrāh) ܡܝܘܼܩܪܗܘܿܢ (myuqrhōn)
plural absolute ܡܝܘܼܩܪ̈ܝܼܢ (myuqrīn) 1st person ܡܝܘܼܩܪ̈ܝܼ (myuqrī) ܡܝܘܼܩܪ̈ܲܢ (myuqran)
construct ܡܝܘܼܩܪ̈ܲܝ (myuqray) 2nd person ܡܝܘܼܩܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (myuqrōḵ) ܡܝܘܼܩܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (myuqrāḵ) ܡܝܘܼܩܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (myuqrawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܝܘܼܩܪܹ̈ܐ (myuqrē) 3rd person ܡܝܘܼܩܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (myuqrūh) ܡܝܘܼܩܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (myuqrōh) ܡܝܘܼܩܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (myuqrayhōn)

See also