garves ܓܵܪܘܸܣ
garves is the Assyrian verb for to grow up — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- togrow, to grow up, to increase; to bring up, to educate
Forms
| Verbal noun | garvasta |
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Conjugation of garves
Present — he does
| he | garves | ܓܵܪܘܸܣ |
| she | garvessa | ܓܵܪܘܸܣܣܵܐ |
| they | garvessi | ܓܵܪܘܸܣܣܝܼ |
| you (m) | garvesset | ܓܵܪܘܸܣܣܸܬ |
| you (f) | garvessat | ܓܵܪܘܸܣܣܵܬ |
| you (pl) | garvessitun | ܓܵܪܘܸܣܣܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | garvessen / garvessem | ܓܵܪܘܸܣܣܸܢ |
| I (f) | garvessan / garvessam | ܓܵܪܘܸܣܣܵܢ |
| we | garvessakh | ܓܵܪܘܸܣܣܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | gurvesle | ܓܘ̣ܪܘܸܣܠܸܐ |
| she | gurvesla | ܓܘ̣ܪܘܸܣܠܵܐ |
| they | gurveslun / gurvesle / gurveslu | ܓܘ̣ܪܘܸܣܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | gurveslukh | ܓܘ̣ܪܘܸܣܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | gurveslakh | ܓܘ̣ܪܘܸܣܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | gurveslokhun | ܓܘ̣ܪܘܸܣܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | gurvesli | ܓܘ̣ܪܘܸܣܠܝܼ |
| we | gurveslan | ܓܘ̣ܪܘܸܣܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | garvusele | ܓܵܪܘܘ̣ܣܸܠܸܐ |
| she | garvusela | ܓܵܪܘܘ̣ܣܸܠܵܐ |
| they | garvusena | ܓܵܪܘܘ̣ܣܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | garvusevet | ܓܵܪܘܘ̣ܣܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | garvusevat | ܓܵܪܘܘ̣ܣܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | garvusetun | ܓܵܪܘܘ̣ܣܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | garvuseven / garvusevem | ܓܵܪܘܘ̣ܣܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | garvusevan / garvusevam | ܓܵܪܘܘ̣ܣܸܘܵܢ |
| we | garvusevakh | ܓܵܪܘܘ̣ܣܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | garves | ܓܵܪܘܸܣ |
| to several | garvessun | ܓܵܪܘܸܣܣܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
yala gurvesle
ܝܵܠܵܐ ܓܘ̣ܪܘܸܣܠܸܐ
The boy grew up
baba gurvesle ka-brunu
ܒܵܒܵܐ ܓܘ̣ܪܘܸܣܠܸܐ ܩܵܐ ܒܪܘ̣ܢܘ̣
The father brought up his son
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 163.
Practice garves in hamzem — free