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khales ܚܵܠܸܣ
khales is the Assyrian verb for to press, to be pressed — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
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Meaning
- to press, to be pressed; to squeeze, to be squeezed; to squeeze out, to press down.
- to bind, to tighten; to gird, to be girded.
- to shut tight, to close
- to strive, to be zealous.
- to urge
Conjugation of khales
Present — he does
| he | khales | |
| she | khalsa | |
| they | khalsi | |
| you (m) | khalset | |
| you (f) | khalsat | |
| you (pl) | khalsitun | |
| I (m) | khalsen / khalsem | |
| I (f) | khalsan / khalsam | |
| we | khalsakh | |
Past — he did
| he | khlesle | |
| she | khlesla | |
| they | khleslun / khlesle / khleslu | |
| you (m) | khleslukh | |
| you (f) | khleslakh | |
| you (pl) | khleslokhun | |
| I | khlesli | |
| we | khleslan | |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | bekhlasele | |
| she | bekhlasela | |
| they | bekhlasena | |
| you (m) | bekhlasevet | |
| you (f) | bekhlasevat | |
| you (pl) | bekhlasetun | |
| I (m) | bekhlaseven / bekhlasevem | |
| I (f) | bekhlasevan / bekhlasevam | |
| we | bekhlasevakh | |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | khlus | |
| to several | khlusun | |
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 334.
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