davek ܕܵܘܸܩ
davek is the Assyrian verb for to seize — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to seize, to catch, to hold
- to take prisoner, to capture.
- to restrain, to restrain oneself, to be temperate
- to block, to cut off; to be blocked, to be frozen
- to be eclipsed, to be overcast
- to hire.
- to correspond to, to fit together, to apply
- to celebrate/keep a feast
- to contain.
- to pickle in vineger
Forms
| Verbal noun | dvakta |
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Conjugation of davek
Present — he does
| he | davek | ܕܵܘܸܩ |
| she | doka | ܕܘ̇ܩܵܐ |
| they | doki | ܕܘ̇ܩܝܼ |
| you (m) | doket | ܕܘ̇ܩܸܬ |
| you (f) | dokat | ܕܘ̇ܩܵܬ |
| you (pl) | dokitun | ܕܘ̇ܩܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | doken / dokem | ܕܘ̇ܩܸܢ |
| I (f) | dokan / dokam | ܕܘ̇ܩܵܢ |
| we | dokakh | ܕܘ̇ܩܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | dvekle | ܕܘܸܩܠܸܐ |
| she | dvekla | ܕܘܸܩܠܵܐ |
| they | dveklun / dvekle / dveklu | ܕܘܸܩܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | dveklukh | ܕܘܸܩܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | dveklakh | ܕܘܸܩܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | dveklokhun | ܕܘܸܩܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | dvekli | ܕܘܸܩܠܝܼ |
| we | dveklan | ܕܘܸܩܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | bedvakele | ܒܸܕܘܵܩܸܠܸܐ |
| she | bedvakela | ܒܸܕܘܵܩܸܠܵܐ |
| they | bedvakena | ܒܸܕܘܵܩܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | bedvakevet | ܒܸܕܘܵܩܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | bedvakevat | ܒܸܕܘܵܩܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | bedvaketun | ܒܸܕܘܵܩܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | bedvakeven / bedvakevem | ܒܸܕܘܵܩܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | bedvakevan / bedvakevam | ܒܸܕܘܵܩܸܘܵܢ |
| we | bedvakevakh | ܒܸܕܘܵܩܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | dvuk | ܕܘܘ̣ܩ |
| to several | dvukun | ܕܘܘ̣ܩܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
katu bedvakona
ܩܵܛܘ̣ ܒܸܕܘܵܩܘ̇ܢܵܐ
They catch the cat
bet-dokenna idukh kat mantet gu-shula
ܒܸܬ ܕܘ̇ܩܸܢܢܵܐ ܐܝܼܕܘ̣ܚ ܩܵܬ ܡܵܢܬܸܬ ܓܘ̣ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܐ
I shall help you succeed in your job
kullan ki-dokakhva ida ida
ܟܘ̣ܠܠܵܢ ܟܝܼ ܕܘ̇ܩܵܚܘܵܐ ܐܝܼܕܵܐ ܐܝܼܕܵܐ
We would all hold hands
nikha nikha a beznisu jens bedvakela
ܢܝܼܚܵܐ ܢܝܼܚܵܐ ܐܵ ܒܸܙܢܝܼܣܘ̣ ܓܸ̃ܢܣ ܒܸܕܘܵܩܸܠܵܐ
Gradually his business takes hold well
duknata!
ܕܘ̣ܩ ܢܵܬܵܐ!
Pay attention!
malka pummu dvekle
ܡܵܠܟܵܐ ܦܘ̣ܡܡܘ̣ ܕܘܸܩܠܸܐ
The king held his tongue (lit. his mouth)
kali khvile, dvekli
ܩܵܠܝܼ ܚܘܝܼܠܸܐ، ܕܘܸܩܠܝܼ
My voice has become hoarse, I cannot speak
kam-diyyukh bet-dokakhle
ܩܵܡ ܕܝܼܝܝܘ̣ܚ ܒܸܬ ܕܘ̇ܩܵܚܠܸܐ
We shall block your passage
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 140.
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