bayye ܒܵܝܝܸܐ
bayye is the Assyrian verb for to want — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to want, to desire, to wish
- to love, to fall in love
- to demand; to need
Forms
| Verbal noun | byeta |
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Conjugation of bayye
Present — he does
| he | bayye | ܒܵܝܝܸܐ |
| she | bayya | ܒܵܝܝܵܐ |
| they | bayyi | ܒܵܝܝܝܼ |
| you (m) | bayyet | ܒܵܝܝܸܬ |
| you (f) | bayyat | ܒܵܝܝܵܬ |
| you (pl) | bayyitun | ܒܵܝܝܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | bayyen / bayyem | ܒܵܝܝܸܢ |
| I (f) | bayyan / bayyam | ܒܵܝܝܵܢ |
| we | bayyakh | ܒܵܝܝܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | bile | ܒܝܼܠܸܐ |
| she | bila | ܒܝܼܠܵܐ |
| they | bilun / bile / bilu | ܒܝܼܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | bilukh | ܒܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | bilakh | ܒܝܼܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | bilokhun | ܒܝܼܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | bili | ܒܝܼܠܝܼ |
| we | bilan | ܒܝܼܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | byayele | ܒܝܵܝܸܠܸܐ |
| she | byayela | ܒܝܵܝܸܠܵܐ |
| they | byayena | ܒܝܵܝܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | byayevet | ܒܝܵܝܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | byayevat | ܒܝܵܝܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | byayetun | ܒܝܵܝܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | byayeven / byayevem | ܒܝܵܝܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | byayevan / byayevam | ܒܝܵܝܸܘܵܢ |
| we | byayevakh | ܒܝܵܝܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | bi | ܒܝܼ |
| to several | bimun | ܒܝܼܡܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
kullet bayyet odet b-rishu vud
ܟܘ̣ܠܠܸܬ ܒܵܝܝܸܬ ܐܘ̇ܕܸܬ ܒ ܪܝܼܫܘ̣ ܘܘ̣ܕ
Do whatever you want to do to him
ana byayen men-nashukh lipe men-gu atret diyyukh arpa khamsha mendyane kati juvvab odi
ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܝܵܝܸܢ ܡܸܢ ܢܵܫܘ̣ܚ ܠܝܼܦܸܐ ܡܸܢ ܓܘ̣ ܐܵܬܪܸܬ ܕܝܼܝܝܘ̣ܚ ܐܵܪܦܵܐ ܚܵܡܫܵ ܡܸܢܕܝܵܢܸܐ ܩܵܬܝܼ ܓ̃ܘ̣ܘܘܵܒ ܐܘ̇ܕܝܼ
I want your learned men from your land to give me a response to four or five things
bayyet le-bet
ܒܵܝܝܸܬ ܠܹ ܒܸܬ
whether you want or not
o-tajer ka-da kachala raba ki-bayyiva
ܐܘ̇ ܬܵܓܸ̃ܪ ܩܵܐ ܕܵ ܟܵܟ̃ܵܠܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܟܝܼ ܒܵܝܝܝܼܘܵܐ
The merchant loved the bald man very much
o yala hamda e brata bile uydale
ܐܘ̇ ܝܵܠܵܐ ܗܵܡ ܕܵܐ ܐܹ ܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܒܝܼܠܹܐ ܐܘ̣ܝܕܵܠܸܐ
The boy and the girl fell in love with each other
khazzakhva bayya miyya, le-bayya miyya
ܚܵܙܙܵܚܘܵܐ ܒܵܝܝܵܐ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ، ܠܹܐ ܒܵܝܝܵܐ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ
We saw whether it needed water, or did not need water
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 113.
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