aved ܐܵܘܸܕ
aved is the Assyrian verb for to do — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to do; to make; to perform, to create
- to cultivate
- to move
- to say
Forms
| Verbal noun | vatta |
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Conjugation of aved
Present — he does
| he | aved | ܐܵܘܸܕ |
| she | oda | ܐܘ̇ܕܵܐ |
| they | odi | ܐܘ̇ܕܝܼ |
| you (m) | odet | ܐܘ̇ܕܸܬ |
| you (f) | odat | ܐܘ̇ܕܵܬ |
| you (pl) | oditun | ܐܘ̇ܕܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | oden / odem | ܐܘ̇ܕܸܢ |
| I (f) | odan / odam | ܐܘ̇ܕܵܢ |
| we | odakh | ܐܘ̇ܕܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | vedle | ܘܸܕܠܸܐ |
| she | vedla | ܘܸܕܠܵܐ |
| they | vedlun / vedle / vedlu | ܘܸܕܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | vedlukh | ܘܸܕܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | vedlakh | ܘܸܕܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | vedlokhun | ܘܸܕܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | vedli | ܘܸܕܠܝܼ |
| we | vedlan | ܘܸܕܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | bevvadele | ܒܸܘܘܵܕܸܠܸܐ |
| she | bevvadela | ܒܸܘܘܵܕܸܠܵܐ |
| they | bevvadena | ܒܸܘܘܵܕܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | bevvadevet | ܒܸܘܘܵܕܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | bevvadevat | ܒܸܘܘܵܕܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | bevvadetun | ܒܸܘܘܵܕܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | bevvadeven / bevvadevem | ܒܸܘܘܵܕܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | bevvadevan / bevvadevam | ܒܸܘܘܵܕܸܘܵܢ |
| we | bevvadevakh | ܒܸܘܘܵܕܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | vud / ud | ܘܘ̣ܕ |
| to several | vudun / udun | ܘܘ̣ܕܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
kha men-kachale vadule vazzer
ܚܵ ܡܸܢ ܟܵܟ̃ܵܠܸܐ ܘܵܕܘ̣ܠܸܐ ܘܵܙܙܸܪ
He makes one of the bald men vizier
k-odivalun ka-paltuyne
ܟ ܐܘ̇ܕܝܼܘܵܠܘ̣ܢ ܩܵܐ ܦܵܠܛܘ̣ܝܢܸܐ
He used to make them into overcoats
alaha la-aved!
ܐܵܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܐܵܘܸܕ!
God forbid!
gava gavu k-odiva mashe
ܓܵܘܵܐ ܓܵܘܘ̣ ܟ ܐܘ̇ܕܝܼܘܵܐ ܡܵܫܸܐ
Within it they used to cultivate beans
b-akli kat-vedli, kemet atet kesli
ܒ ܐܵܩܠܝܼ ܩܵܬ ܘܸܕܠܝܼ، ܩܹܡܸܬ ܐܵܬܸܬ ܟܸܣܠܝܼ
When I move my leg, get up and come to me
ide khalli, akle khalli, besmella, besmella vada
ܐܝܼܕܹ ܚܵܠܠܝܼ، ܐܵܩܠܹ ܚܵܠܠܝܼ، ܒܹܣܡܸܠܠܵ، ܒܹܣܡܸܠܠܵ ܘܵܕܵܐ
They wash their hands, they wash their legs, saying
vedlun kheshlun
ܘܸܕܠܘ̣ܢ ܚܸܫܠܘ̣ܢ
They said goodbye and went
kharta akubra vadele kato
ܚܵܪܬܵܐ ܐܵܩܘ̣ܒܪܵܐ ܘܵܕܸܠܸܐ ܩܵܬܘ̇
Then the mouse says to her
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 80.
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