ܩܪܝܪܐ

Inherited from Aramaic קַרִּירָא (qarīrā); related to Hebrew קַר (kar) and Arabic قَرّ (qarr) as well as Arabic قَرِير (qarīr). Of the adjective pattern 1a22ī3ā.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qarriːraː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qarˤiːrˤa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qar.riːrɑː], [qar.riːlɑː]

ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ • (qarīrā) (feminine ܩܲܪܝܼܪܬܵܐ (qarīrtā), plural ܩܲܪܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (qarīrē))

1. (physically) cold, frigid

   Near-synonym: ܦܲܝܘܼܚܵܐ (payūḥā, “cool”)

   Antonym: ܚܲܡܝܼܡܵܐ (ḥamīmā, “hot”)

   ܠܲܝܠܹܐ ܐ݇ܚܵܪܵܝܵܐ ܕܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

   laylē ḥārāyā dsiṯwā rābā qarīrā ìwā.

   The last night of winter was very cold.

   ܫܵܬܹܝܬ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܚܸܡܵܐ.

   šātēt kāsā d-mayyā qarīrē byawmā d-ḥimmā.

   Drink a glass of cold water on a hot day.

• ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (qarīrāˀīṯ)
• ܩܲܪܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qarīrūṯā)

To express feeling the sensation of coldness, possessive pronouns are added to ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (qarṯā), e.g. ܩܲܪܬ݂ܝܼ ܝܠܵܗ̇ (qarṯī ìlāh, “I am cold”, literally “she (it) is my cold”).