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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