ܟܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܠ ܐ‎ (k l ʾ)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic כְּלָא‎ (kəlāʾ); cognate to Hebrew כָּלָה‎ (kalá, “to be finished, to have run out”)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kɑːleː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːleː]

Verb

ܟܵܠܹܐ • (kālē) (present participle ܟܠܵܝܵܐ‎ (klāyā), past participle ܟܸܠܝܵܐ‎ (kilyā))

  1. to stop, cease, pause
    ‏ܟܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܠܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ ܣܡܘܿܩܹ̈ܐ.‎‎
    klē lī l-nīšanqē smoqē.
    I stopped at the red traffic lights.
    ‏ܫܓ݂ܘܼܫܝܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܠܝܼ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ.‎‎
    šḡušyē bit kālī īman d-šurṭā ʿāḇēr.
    The riots will stop when police moved in.
  2. to stand
    Synonym: ܩܵܝܹܡ‎ (qāyēm)
    ‏ܟܸܠܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܦܲܐܬܵܐ ܕܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ.‎‎
    kilyā ìwen qam paʾtā d-dikkānā.
    I'm standing at the front of the shop.

Conjugation

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