dayen ܕܵܝܸܢ
dayen is the Assyrian verb for to judge — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to judge
Forms
| Verbal noun | dyanta |
|---|
Conjugation of dayen
Present — he does
| he | dayen | |
| she | dena | |
| they | deni | |
| you (m) | denet | |
| you (f) | denat | |
| you (pl) | denitun | |
| I (m) | denen / denem | |
| I (f) | denan / denam | |
| we | denakh |
Past — he did
| he | denle | |
| she | denla | |
| they | denlun / denle / denlu | |
| you (m) | denlukh | |
| you (f) | denlakh | |
| you (pl) | denlokhun | |
| I | denli | |
| we | denlan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | bedyanele | |
| she | bedyanela | |
| they | bedyanena | |
| you (m) | bedyanevet | |
| you (f) | bedyanevat | |
| you (pl) | bedyanetun | |
| I (m) | bedyaneven / bedyanevem | |
| I (f) | bedyanevan / bedyanevam | |
| we | bedyanevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | dun | |
| to several | dunun |
Examples
bet-dayen ka-davva nasha
ܒܸܬ ܕܵܝܸܢ ܩܵܐ ܕܵܘܘܵܐ ܢܵܫܵܐ
He will judge that man
la dunne!
ܠܵܐ ܕܘ̣ܢܢܸܐ!
Don’t judge him!
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 142.
Practice dayen in hamzem — free