ܐܙܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܙ ܠ‎ (ʾ z l)
2 terms

From Aramaic אֲזַל‎ (ʾăzal); related to Hebrew אָזַל‎ (azál).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɑːzelː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ɑːzɪlː]

Verb

ܐܵܙܹܠ • (āzēl) (present participle ܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ‎ (zālā), past participle ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠܵܐ‎ (zīlā))

  1. to go, depart
    ‏ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܒܹܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ؟‎‎ ― Where are you going?
    ‏ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܠܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܙܵܒ݂ܢܹܢ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܚܲܕܬܹ̈ܐ.‎‎
    zil lī l-dikkānā qā d-zāḇnēn ḥačā ktāḇē ḥadtē.
    I went to the store to buy a few new books.
  2. (colloquial) gone, wasted, damaged in an irreparable manner
    ‏ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܝܼ‎ ― zil lāh raddāytī ― My car is done for.

Usage notes

  • In colloquial Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, in some dialects such as Urmian, the gerund ܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ‎ (zālā), past, and imperative forms of this verb are not used; the corresponding forms of ܪܵܚܹܫ‎ (rāḥēš) are used instead.

Conjugation

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