katte ܩܵܛܛܸܐ
katte is the Assyrian verb for to cut — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to cut, to cut off; to be cut off (intr.); to cut down (tree); to chop off
- to interrupt, to break off
- to bereave.
- to partition off, to block, to fence off.
- to solve; to decide
- to curdle
Forms
| Verbal noun | kteta |
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Conjugation of katte
Present — he does
| he | katte | ܩܵܛܛܸܐ |
| she | katta | ܩܵܛܛܵܐ |
| they | katti | ܩܵܛܛܝܼ |
| you (m) | kattet | ܩܵܛܛܸܬ |
| you (f) | kattat | ܩܵܛܛܵܬ |
| you (pl) | kattitun | ܩܵܛܛܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | katten / kattem | ܩܵܛܛܸܢ |
| I (f) | kattan / kattam | ܩܵܛܛܵܢ |
| we | kattakh | ܩܵܛܛܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | ktile | ܩܛܝܼܠܸܐ |
| she | ktila | ܩܛܝܼܠܵܐ |
| they | ktilun / ktile / ktilu | ܩܛܝܼܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | ktilukh | ܩܛܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | ktilakh | ܩܛܝܼܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | ktilokhun | ܩܛܝܼܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | ktili | ܩܛܝܼܠܝܼ |
| we | ktilan | ܩܛܝܼܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | bektayele | ܒܸܩܛܵܝܸܠܸܐ |
| she | bektayela | ܒܸܩܛܵܝܸܠܵܐ |
| they | bektayena | ܒܸܩܛܵܝܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | bektayevet | ܒܸܩܛܵܝܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | bektayevat | ܒܸܩܛܵܝܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | bektayetun | ܒܸܩܛܵܝܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | bektayeven / bektayevem | ܒܸܩܛܵܝܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | bektayevan / bektayevam | ܒܸܩܛܵܝܸܘܵܢ |
| we | bektayevakh | ܒܸܩܛܵܝܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | kti | ܩܛܝܼ |
| to several | ktimun | ܩܛܝܼܡܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
ana ketyeven men-kulle nashe
ܐܵܢܵܐ ܩܸܛܝܸܘܸܢ ܡܸܢ ܟܘ̣ܠܠܸܐ ܢܵܫܸܐ
I have cut everybody off (I am not talking to anybody)
napasi ktila
ܢܵܦܵܣܝܼ ܩܛܝܼܠܵܐ
I was breathless (lit. my breath was cut)
men vetu hal men-khalva ktetu
ܡܸܢ ܘܹܬܘ̣ ܗܵܠ ܡܸܢ ܚܵܠܘܵܐ ܩܛܹܬܘ̣
from his birth to his weaning
ktila yala men khalva myasta
ܩܛܝܼܠܵܐ ܝܵܠܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܚܵܠܘܵܐ ܡܝܵܣܬܵܐ
She weaned the child from sucking milk
kattivala iman khluyla pt-odiva
ܩܵܛܛܝܼܘܵܠܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܵܢ ܚܠܘ̣ܝܠܵܐ ܦܛ ܐܘ̇ܕܝܼܘܵܐ
They decided when they would hold the wedding (Canda)
katte shula
ܩܵܛܛܸܐ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܐ
to settle or arrange a matter
davve bektayena
ܕܵܘܘܸܐ ܒܸܩܛܵܝܸܢܵܐ
The whey curdles
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 190.
Practice katte in hamzem — free