damekh ܕܵܡܸܚ
damekh is the Assyrian verb for to sleep — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to lie down, to sleep
- to lie fallow (field)
- to become flat (crops)
- to die.
- to stop (clock).
- to subside (pain or wind)
Forms
| Verbal noun | dmakhta |
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Conjugation of damekh
Present — he does
| he | damekh | ܕܵܡܸܚ |
| she | damkha | ܕܵܡܚܵܐ |
| they | damkhi | ܕܵܡܚܝܼ |
| you (m) | damkhet | ܕܵܡܚܸܬ |
| you (f) | damkhat | ܕܵܡܚܵܬ |
| you (pl) | damkhitun | ܕܵܡܚܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | damkhen / damkhem | ܕܵܡܚܸܢ |
| I (f) | damkhan / damkham | ܕܵܡܚܵܢ |
| we | damkhakh | ܕܵܡܚܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | dmekhle | ܕܡܸܚܠܸܐ |
| she | dmekhla | ܕܡܸܚܠܵܐ |
| they | dmekhlun / dmekhle / dmekhlu | ܕܡܸܚܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | dmekhlukh | ܕܡܸܚܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | dmekhlakh | ܕܡܸܚܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | dmekhlokhun | ܕܡܸܚܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | dmekhli | ܕܡܸܚܠܝܼ |
| we | dmekhlan | ܕܡܸܚܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | bedmakhele | ܒܸܕܡܵܚܸܠܸܐ |
| she | bedmakhela | ܒܸܕܡܵܚܸܠܵܐ |
| they | bedmakhena | ܒܸܕܡܵܚܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | bedmakhevet | ܒܸܕܡܵܚܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | bedmakhevat | ܒܸܕܡܵܚܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | bedmakhetun | ܒܸܕܡܵܚܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | bedmakheven / bedmakhevem | ܒܸܕܡܵܚܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | bedmakhevan / bedmakhevam | ܒܸܕܡܵܚܸܘܵܢ |
| we | bedmakhevakh | ܒܸܕܡܵܚܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | dmukh | ܕܡܘ̣ܚ |
| to several | dmukhun | ܕܡܘ̣ܚܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
arra … damkhava kha-shita
The ground would lie fallow for a year
duna khette dmikhe
ܕܘ̣ܢܵܐ ܚܸܛܛܸܐ ܕܡܝܼܚܸܐ
The wheat is flat
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 138.
Practice damekh in hamzem — free