kane ܩܵܢܸܐ
kane is the Assyrian verb for to gain, to earn — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to gain, to earn, to acquire, to obtain
Forms
| Verbal noun | kneta |
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Conjugation of kane
Present — he does
| he | kane | |
| she | kanya | |
| they | kani | |
| you (m) | kanet | |
| you (f) | kanyat | |
| you (pl) | kanitun | |
| I (m) | kanen / kanem | |
| I (f) | kanyan / kanyam | |
| we | kanakh |
Past — he did
| he | knile | |
| she | knila | |
| they | knilun / knile / knilu | |
| you (m) | knilukh | |
| you (f) | knilakh | |
| you (pl) | knilokhun | |
| I | knili | |
| we | knilan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | beknayele | |
| she | beknayela | |
| they | beknayena | |
| you (m) | beknayevet | |
| you (f) | beknayevat | |
| you (pl) | beknayetun | |
| I (m) | beknayeven / beknayevem | |
| I (f) | beknayevan / beknayevam | |
| we | beknayevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | kni | |
| to several | knimun |
Examples
raba beknayele biyye sabab idet haji raba spay vila katu
ܪܵܒܵܐ ܒܸܩܢܵܝܸܠܸܐ ܒܝܼܝܝܹ ܣܵܒܵܒ ܐܝܼܕܸܬ ܗܵܓ̃ܝܼ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܣܦܵܝ ܘܝܼܠܵܐ ܩܵܬܘ̣
He makes a big profit with them, because the loan (lit. hand) of the pilgrim turned out to be profitable for him
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 179.
Practice kane in hamzem — free