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khame ܚܵܡܸܐ
khame is the Assyrian verb for to keep — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
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Meaning
- to preserve; to keep; to look after
- to reserve, to store.
- to bring up, to nurse, to adopt (child)
- to detain, to constrain, to stop, to contain
Forms
Conjugation of khame
Present — he does
| he | khame | ܚܵܡܸܐ |
| she | khamya | ܚܵܡܝܵܐ |
| they | khami | ܚܵܡܝܼ |
| you (m) | khamet | ܚܵܡܸܬ |
| you (f) | khamyat | ܚܵܡܝܵܬ |
| you (pl) | khamitun | ܚܵܡܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | khamen / khamem | ܚܵܡܸܢ |
| I (f) | khamyan / khamyam | ܚܵܡܝܵܢ |
| we | khamakh | ܚܵܡܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | khumile | ܚܘ̣ܡܝܼܠܸܐ |
| she | khumila | ܚܘ̣ܡܝܼܠܵܐ |
| they | khumilun / khumile / khumilu | ܚܘ̣ܡܝܼܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | khumilukh | ܚܘ̣ܡܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | khumilakh | ܚܘ̣ܡܝܼܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | khumilokhun | ܚܘ̣ܡܝܼܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | khumili | ܚܘ̣ܡܝܼܠܝܼ |
| we | khumilan | ܚܘ̣ܡܝܼܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | khamuyele / khammuvvele | ܚܵܡܘ̣ܝܸܠܸܐ |
| she | khamuyela / khammuvvela | ܚܵܡܘ̣ܝܸܠܵܐ |
| they | khamuyena / khammuvvena | ܚܵܡܘ̣ܝܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | khamuyevet / khammuvvevet | ܚܵܡܘ̣ܝܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | khamuyevat / khammuvvevat | ܚܵܡܘ̣ܝܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | khamuyetun / khammuvvetun | ܚܵܡܘ̣ܝܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | khamuyeven / khammuvveven / khamuyevem / khammuvvevem | ܚܵܡܘ̣ܝܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | khamuyevan / khammuvvevan / khamuyevam / khammuvvevam | ܚܵܡܘ̣ܝܸܘܵܢ |
| we | khamuyevakh / khammuvvevakh | ܚܵܡܘ̣ܝܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | khami | ܚܵܡܝܼ |
| to several | khamimun | ܚܵܡܝܼܡܘ̣ܢ |
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 322.
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