Time in Assyrian
Now, today, tomorrow, and how long something takes.
How to say “I have just now told you”, “Now it is best for you to take me”, “I am talking about the year forty-six” and more in everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth), with the Syriac script.
a-sapar katukh merri
ܐܵ ܣܵܦܵܪ ܩܵܬܘ̣ܚ ܡܸܪܪܝܼ
I have just now told you
adiyya bush-spay ka-diyyi label
ܐܵܕܝܼܝܝܵܐ ܒܘ̣ܫ ܣܦܵܝ ܩܵܐ ܕܝܼܝܝܝܼ ܠܵܒܸܠ
Now it is best for you to take me
ana hamzumevan bazet shitet arpi eshta
ܐܵܢܵܐ ܗܵܡܙܘ̣ܡܸܘܵܢ ܒܵܙܸܬ ܫܝܼܬܸܬ ܐܵܪܦܝܼ ܐܸܫܬܵܐ
I am talking about the year forty-six
etlan raba dana
We have a lot of time
letli dana
I have no time
dana ektela
There is not much time
palget lele
Midnight
men bar kavutra
After lunch
kha saat khita
In another hour
at ivet takhmune bazet kudme
You are thinking about tomorrow