ܙܥܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܙ ܥ ܪ (z ˁ r)
6 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic זְעוֹרָא (zəʿōrā), from Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir-; compare Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr) and Hebrew צָעִיר (tza'ír). Of the adjective pattern 12ō3ā.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [z(ə)ʕoːrɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [zoːra]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sˤuːrɑː]

Adjective

ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ • (zˁōrā) (feminine ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ (zˁōrtā), plural ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (zˁōrē))

1. small, little

   Antonyms: ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ (kabīrā), ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gūrā), ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā)

2. young (for a person)

   Antonyms: ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ (qašīšā), ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gūrā), ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā)

Noun

ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ • (zˁōrā) m (plural ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (zˁōrē), feminine ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ (zˁōrtā))

1. child, baby, toddler, kid

Derived terms

• ܙܥܘܿܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (zˁōrūṯā, “smallness, childhood”)
• ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ ܘܪܲܒܵܐ (zˁōrā w-rabbā, “everyone”, literally “young and old”)

Proper noun

ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ • (zˁōrā) m

1. a male given name
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic זעורא

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zʕuro/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /zʕurto/ (feminine)
• IPA^(key): /zʕure/ (plural)

Noun

ܙܥܘܪܳܐ • (zcuro) m (plural ܙܥܘܪܶܐ (zcure), feminine ܙܥܘܪܬܳܐ (zcurto))

1. small, little

   Synonyms: ܢܰܥܝܡܳܐ (nacimo), ܟܘܫ̰ܷܟܳܐ (kwčëko)

   Antonym: ܪܰܒܐ (rabo)