ܒܓܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܓ ܪ (b g r)
2 terms

Of the adjectival pattern 1a22ī3ā.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bɑːɡeːreː]

Adjective

ܒܲܓܝܼܪܵܐ • (bagīrā) (feminine ܒܲܓܝܼܪܬܵܐ (bagīrtā), plural ܒܲܓܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bagīrē))

  1. thin, skinny, slender, slim
    Synonym: ܢܲܩܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (naqīḏā)
    Antonyms: ܛܪܝܼܨܵܐ (ṭrīṣā), ܩܫܝܼܛܵܐ (qšīṭā)
  2. weak, delicate
    Synonym: ܡܚܝܼܠܵܐ (mḥīlā)
    Antonym: ܫܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (šamīnā)

Etymology 2

Contraction of ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܓܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ gērē, literally “place of arrows”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bɑːɡeːreː]

Proper noun

ܒܵܓܹܝܪܹ̈ܐ • (bāgērē) f

  1. Bagere (an Assyrian town in northern Iraq, located in the region of Nuhadra)
Derived terms
  • ܒܵܓܹܝܪܵܝܵܐ (bāgērāyā)
Descendants
  • → Arabic: بَاجِيرَا (bājīrā)
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