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 ܪܲܕܵܝܬܝܼzil lāh raddāytīMy 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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