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Assyrian words: the 1,500 most useful

The words of everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth), each with its meaning, the Syriac script, pronunciation and examples — and verbs with their conjugation.

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  1. ana — I
  2. ave — to become
  3. kha — one
  4. at — you (sg.)
  5. atkha — so, this way
  6. azel — to go
  7. kulle — all
  8. raba — much
  9. al — to
  10. bayye — to want
  11. men — from
  12. ate — to come
  13. anne — pl. these
  14. khina — other
  15. nasha — man, person
  16. mu — what?
  17. beta — house, building
  18. akhnan — we
  19. akhtun — you (pl.), you (sing. polite)
  20. kat — while
  21. en — if
  22. aved — to do
  23. tama — there
  24. dakh — how, as
  25. u — and
  26. ita — then, afterwards
  27. adiyya — now
  28. yuma — day
  29. shita — year
  30. mendi — thing, object
  31. tre — two
  32. bush — more, most
  33. aha — ms./fs. this (near deixis demonstrative)
  34. miyya — water
  35. shula — business, work
  36. spay — good, pleasant
  37. alaha — God
  38. yavvel — to give
  39. gav — in
  40. av — ms. he
  41. palet — to go out
  42. yanet — that, in order that
  43. lakhkha — here
  44. hava — air, atmosphere
  45. khachcha — a little, a few
  46. la — negative particle
  47. mani — who?
  48. duka — place, land
  49. dana — determiner particle used in numbering
  50. zoda — more
  51. tla — three
  52. tane — to say
  53. let — there is/are not
  54. tamma — over there (medium de ix is)
  55. o — ms. that (attributive default demonstrative)
  56. akh — as, like
  57. ka-mu — why?
  58. kma — how many? how much?
  59. yala — boy, son
  60. khata — new, fresh
  61. khazze — to see
  62. ida — hand
  63. shakel — to take
  64. brata — daughter, girl
  65. palekh — to work
  66. risha — head
  67. morisha — morning
  68. yatte — to know
  69. udyu — today
  70. hamzem — to speak
  71. yatev — to sit
  72. baba — father
  73. sura — small, young
  74. rakhet — to run
  75. kherba — bad, nasty
  76. damekh — to sleep
  77. khemmana — hot
  78. chay — tea
  79. akhel — to eat
  80. hayyer — to help
  81. bakhta — woman
  82. hi — yes
  83. kayra — cold
  84. tarra — door, threshold
  85. shemma — name
  86. khalva — milk
  87. shapira — beautiful, pretty
  88. shabta — week, Saturday
  89. mikhulta — food
  90. shamme — to hear
  91. atika — old, ancient
  92. miz — table
  93. kare — to read
  94. akla — leg
  95. otagh — room
  96. tavel — to play
  97. yalep — to learn
  98. lele — night
  99. bruna — son
  100. raked — to dance

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