ܟܬܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܬ ܪ (k t r)
3 terms

From Aramaic כְּתַר (kəṯar); possible cognate with Arabic كَثُرَ (kaṯura, “to be many, numerous, to abound”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈkɑːθerː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɑːtɪrː]

Verb

ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ • (kāṯēr) (present participle ܟܬ݂ܵܪܵܐ (kṯārā), past participle ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (kṯīrā))

1. (transitive) to continue, keep going, carry on

   ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܩܵܐܹܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܝܵܐ ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܥܵܠܲܡ. ― aykannāyūṯā qāˀēmāytā lā kē māṣyā kāṯrā hal ˁālam. ― The present situation cannot continue forever.

   ܟܵܬ݂ܪܹܢ ܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ؟ ― kāṯrēn mmallin? ― Shall I continue speaking?

2. (intransitive) to continue, resume, proceed

   ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܚܲܕ݇ ܦܵܘܫܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ. ― ḥizwānā bit kāṯēr bār ḥa pāwšā kiryā. ― The show will continue after a short break.

3. (intransitive) to endure, persist
4. (intransitive) to await, stay, remain

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ (kāṯēr)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ (kṯīr lī)	ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (kṯīr lūḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ (kṯīr lēh)	ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ (kṯīr lan)	ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kṯīr lāwḵōn)	ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ (kṯīr lhōn)
	f		ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (kṯīr lāḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ (kṯīr lāh)
non-past	m	ܟܵܬ݂ܪܹܢ (kāṯrēn)	ܟܵܬ݂ܪܹܬ (kāṯrēt)	ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ (kāṯēr)	ܟܵܬ݂ܪܲܚ (kāṯraḥ)	ܟܵܬ݂ܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (kāṯrītōn)	ܟܵܬ݂ܪܝܼ (kāṯrī)
	f	ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܢ (kāṯrān)	ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܬܝ (kāṯrāt)	ܟܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ (kāṯrā)
imperative	m		ܟܬ݂ܘܿܪ (kṯōr)			ܟܬ݂ܘܿܪܘܼܢ (kṯōrūn)
	f		ܟܬ݂ܘܿܪܝ (kṯōr)

Synonyms

• ܐܵܡܹܢ (āmēn), ܩܵܘܹܐ (qāwē), ܦܵܐܹܫ (pāˀēš), ܥܲܪܩܸܠ (ˁarqil)

Related terms

• ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ (kuttārā, “continuation”)