kuya ܩܘ̣ܝܵܐ
kuya is the Assyrian word for strong, strengthened — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- strong, strengthened, adv. strongly
- hard, hardened, avaricious
- loud
Forms
| Plural | kuye |
|---|---|
| Feminine | kvita |
Examples
peshle kuya-kuya
ܦܸܫܠܸܐ ܩܘ̣ܝܵ ܩܘ̣ܝܵܐ
He became very strong
arra-oya kvita miyya gu-drete miyya k-azi
ܐܵܪܪܵܐ ܐܘ̇ܝܵܐ ܩܘܝܼܬܵܐ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ ܓܘ̣ ܕܪܹܬܹ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ ܟ ܐܵܙܝܼ
If the ground is hard, when water is poured out, it flows away
raba kuya hamzumele men-bakhtu kat-ani shammi
ܪܵܒܵܐ ܩܘ̣ܝܵܐ ܗܵܡܙܘ̣ܡܸܠܸܐ ܡܸܢ ܒܵܚܬܘ̣ ܩܵܬ ܐܵܢܝܼ ܫܵܡܡܝܼ
He speaks very loudly with his wife so that they can hear
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 185.
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