dame ܕܵܡܸܐ
dame is the Assyrian verb for to resemble — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to resemble
Forms
| Verbal noun | dmeta |
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Conjugation of dame
Present — he does
| he | dame | |
| she | damya | |
| they | dami | |
| you (m) | damet | |
| you (f) | damyat | |
| you (pl) | damitun | |
| I (m) | damen / damem | |
| I (f) | damyan / damyam | |
| we | damakh |
Past — he did
| he | dmile | |
| she | dmila | |
| they | dmilun / dmile / dmilu | |
| you (m) | dmilukh | |
| you (f) | dmilakh | |
| you (pl) | dmilokhun | |
| I | dmili | |
| we | dmilan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | bedmayele | |
| she | bedmayela | |
| they | bedmayena | |
| you (m) | bedmayevet | |
| you (f) | bedmayevat | |
| you (pl) | bedmayetun | |
| I (m) | bedmayeven / bedmayevem | |
| I (f) | bedmayevan / bedmayevam | |
| we | bedmayevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | dmi | |
| to several | dmimun |
Examples
kha-nasha etten gu-dussak bedmayele alli
ܚܵܐ ܢܵܫܵܐ ܐܸܬܬܸܢ ܓܘ̣ ܕܘ̣ܣܣܵܩ ܒܸܕܡܵܝܸܠܸܐ ܐܵܠܠܝܼ
There is a man in jail who resembles me
la dame al-nashe
ܠܵܐ ܕܵܡܸܐ ܐܵܠ ܢܵܫܸܐ
He does not resemble men, he is inhuman (said of somebody who is physically unattractive, but has a high opinion of himself)
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 138.
Practice dame in hamzem — free