ܒܨܝܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܨ ܪ (b ṣ r)
4 terms

Etymology 1

Absolute state of ܒܨܝܼܪܵܐ (bṣīrā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bəsˤiːr]

Adverb

ܒܨܝܼܪ (bṣir)

  1. less, fewer
    Antonym: ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (yatir)
    ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܝܼ ܒܨܝܼܪ ܡܸܢܹܗ؟qāmodī qubil lī bṣir minnēh?Why did I receive less than him?
    ܡܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܬܸܡܵܠ ܒܨܝܼܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܘ.minyānē dtimmāl bṣir min idyom īwā.Yesterday’s numbers were less than today.
Usage notes
  • As a determiner this term has only one form, and when other parts of a sentence agree with it in gender and/or number, they take the gender and/or number of its implicit subject.
  • ܒܨܝܼܪ is typically used in concert with the preposition ܡ̣ܢ (min, from) serving the same role as than serves in English.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, equivalent to being from the above.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bəsˤiːr]

Preposition

ܒܨܝܼܪ (bṣir)

  1. minus used to indicate the operation of subtraction
    Coordinate terms: ܝܲܬܝܼܪ (yatir, plus), ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ (gāhē, times), ܦܲܠܸܓ݂ (palliḡ, divided by)
    ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܒܨܝܼܪ ܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐšaḇʿā bṣir tlātā šāwē arbʿāseven minus three equals four
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