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garesh(N) ܓܵܪܸܫ

garesh(N) is the Assyrian verb for to pull, to haul — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

Meaning

  1. to pull, to haul, todrag, to draw (a weapon)
  2. to prolong, to take (time)
  3. to sip, to serve food
  4. to serve (penalty)
  5. to undergo, to endure (offense, adversity)
  6. to smoke or sniff (tobacco)
  7. to draw (a painting), to take (a photograph)
  8. to enclose (with fence)

Conjugation of garesh(N)

Present — he does

hegareshܓܵܪܸܫ
shegarshaܓܵܪܫܵܐ
theygarshiܓܵܪܫܝܼ
you (m)garshetܓܵܪܫܸܬ
you (f)garshatܓܵܪܫܵܬ
you (pl)garshitunܓܵܪܫܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ
I (m)garshen / garshemܓܵܪܫܸܢ
I (f)garshan / garshamܓܵܪܫܵܢ
wegarshakhܓܵܪܫܵܚ

Past — he did

hegreshleܓܪܸܫܠܸܐ
shegreshlaܓܪܸܫܠܵܐ
theygreshlun / greshle / greshluܓܪܸܫܠܘ̣ܢ
you (m)greshlukhܓܪܸܫܠܘ̣ܚ
you (f)greshlakhܓܪܸܫܠܵܚ
you (pl)greshlokhunܓܪܸܫܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ
Igreshliܓܪܸܫܠܝܼ
wegreshlanܓܪܸܫܠܵܢ

Progressive — he is doing

hebegrasheleܒܸܓܪܵܫܸܠܸܐ
shebegrashelaܒܸܓܪܵܫܸܠܵܐ
theybegrashenaܒܸܓܪܵܫܸܢܵܐ
you (m)begrashevetܒܸܓܪܵܫܸܘܸܬ
you (f)begrashevatܒܸܓܪܵܫܸܘܵܬ
you (pl)begrashetunܒܸܓܪܵܫܸܬܘ̣ܢ
I (m)begrasheven / begrashevemܒܸܓܪܵܫܸܘܸܢ
I (f)begrashevan / begrashevamܒܸܓܪܵܫܸܘܵܢ
webegrashevakhܒܸܓܪܵܫܸܘܵܚ

Imperative — do!

to one persongrushܓܪܘ̣ܫ
to severalgrushunܓܪܘ̣ܫܘ̣ܢ

Examples

garesh ida men
ܓܵܪܸܫ ܐܝܼܕܵܐ ܡܸܢ
to withdraw support from
garesh hujum
ܓܵܪܸܫ ܗܘ̣ܓ̃ܘ̣ܡ
to attack
drana grush!
ܕܪܵܢܵܐ ܓܪܘ̣ܫ!
Sign your name!
garesh keyrat
ܓܵܪܸܫ ܩܹܝܪܵܬ
to be zealous, to have the courage (to do sth.)
garesh dana
ܓܵܪܸܫ ܕܵܢܵܐ
to take time
greshla tla saatte
ܓܪܸܫܠܵܐ ܛܠܵܐ ܣܵܐܵܬܬܸܐ
It took three hours
mana grush!
ܡܵܢܵܐ ܓܪܘ̣ܫ!
Help yourself (to the food in the bowl)
babi greshle dussagh ka-tla shenne
ܒܵܒܝܼ ܓܪܸܫܠܸܐ ܕܘ̣ܣܣܵܓ̰ ܩܵܐ ܛܠܵܐ ܫܸܢܢܸܐ
My father served in prison for three years

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 162.

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