gakhek ܓܵܚܸܟ
gakhek is the Assyrian verb for to laugh — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to laugh (b- at), to deride, to mock
- to smile
Forms
| Verbal noun | gkhakta |
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Conjugation of gakhek
Present — he does
| he | gakhec | ܓܵܚܸܟ |
| she | gakhca | ܓܵܚܟܵܐ |
| they | gakhci | ܓܵܚܟܝܼ |
| you (m) | gakhcet | ܓܵܚܟܸܬ |
| you (f) | gakhcat | ܓܵܚܟܵܬ |
| you (pl) | gakhcitun | ܓܵܚܟܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | gakhcen / gakhcem | ܓܵܚܟܸܢ |
| I (f) | gakhcan / gakhcam | ܓܵܚܟܵܢ |
| we | gakhcakh | ܓܵܚܟܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | gkhecle | ܓܚܸܟܠܸܐ |
| she | gkhecla | ܓܚܸܟܠܵܐ |
| they | gkheclun / gkhecle / gkheclu | ܓܚܸܟܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | gkheclukh | ܓܚܸܟܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | gkheclakh | ܓܚܸܟܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | gkheclokhun | ܓܚܸܟܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | gkhecli | ܓܚܸܟܠܝܼ |
| we | gkheclan | ܓܚܸܟܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | gekhcele / begkhacele | ܓܸܚܟܸܠܸܐ |
| she | gekhcela / begkhacela | ܓܸܚܟܸܠܵܐ |
| they | gekhcena / begkhacena | ܓܸܚܟܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | gekhcevet / begkhacevet | ܓܸܚܟܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | gekhcevat / begkhacevat | ܓܸܚܟܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | gekhcetun / begkhacetun | ܓܸܚܟܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | gekhceven / gekhcevem / begkhaceven / begkhacevem | ܓܸܚܟܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | gekhcevan / gekhcevam / begkhacevan / begkhacevam | ܓܸܚܟܸܘܵܢ |
| we | gekhcevakh / begkhacevakh | ܓܸܚܟܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | gkhuc | ܓܚܘ̣ܟ |
| to several | gkhucun | ܓܚܘ̣ܟܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
gekhkele biyye
ܓܸܚܟܸܠܸܐ ܒܝܼܝܝܹ
He is laughing at them
begkhakele khut-sumbultu
ܒܸܓܚܵܟܸܠܸܐ ܚܘ̣ܬ ܣܘ̣ܡܒܘ̣ܠܬܘ̣
He is chuckling (lit. laughing under his moustache)
kha gkhuk!
ܚܵܐ ܓܚܘ̣ܟ!
Smile!
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 164.
Practice gakhek in hamzem — free