ܩܠܘܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܠ ܠ (q l l)
3 terms

Of the adjective pattern 1a22ū3ā, inherited from Aramaic קַלּוּלָא (qallūlā); related to Classical Syriac ܩܠܝܠܐ (qallīlā), Arabic قَلِيل (qalīl) and Hebrew קַל (kál).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ • (qalūlā) (feminine ܩܲܠܘܼܠܬܵܐ (qalultā), plural ܩܲܠܘܼ̈ܠܹܐ (qalūlē))

  1. light, lightweight
    Antonym: ܝܲܩܘܼܪܵܐ (yaqūrā)
    ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܨܵܠܝܵܐ.
    miṭrā yatīr qalultā bit ṣālyā.
    Lighter rain will fall.
    ܣܢܝܼܩܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠ ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܠܘܼ̈ܠܹܐ ܘܝܲܩܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ.
    snīqtā ìlāh ˁal ṣandūqē qalūlē w-yaqūrē.
    She needs light and heavy boxes.
  2. quick, swift, fast
    Synonym: ܡܣܘܼܪܗܒ݂ܵܐ (msurhḇā)
    Antonyms: ܢܝܼܚܵܐ (nīḥā), ܡܲܬܝܼܢܵܐ (matīnā)
    ܪܲܗܵܛܵܐ ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܙܲܘܥܹܗ.
    rahhāṭā qalūlā ìwā b-zawˁēh.
    The runner was quick in his movement.

Derived terms

Adverb

ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ • (qalūlā)

  1. quickly, swiftly
    Synonyms: ܒܲܥܓ݂ܲܠ (baˁḡal), ܠܝܼܓ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (līḡāˀīṯ), ܡܣܘܼܪܗܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (msurhḇāˀīṯ)
    ܩܲܠܘܼܠܵܐ ܩܘܼܡ!qalūlā qūm!get up quickly!