khatem ܚܵܬܸܡ
khatem is the Assyrian verb for to finish — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to seal.
- to finish, to be finished, completed
- to give the final blessing in church; to say grace after meal.
- to stop, to quell a flow of blood
Forms
| Verbal noun | khtamta |
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Conjugation of khatem
Present — he does
| he | khatem | ܚܵܬܸܡ |
| she | khatma | ܚܵܬܡܵܐ |
| they | khatmi | ܚܵܬܡܝܼ |
| you (m) | khatmet | ܚܵܬܡܸܬ |
| you (f) | khatmat | ܚܵܬܡܵܬ |
| you (pl) | khatmitun | ܚܵܬܡܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | khatmen / khatmem | ܚܵܬܡܸܢ |
| I (f) | khatman / khatmam | ܚܵܬܡܵܢ |
| we | khatmakh | ܚܵܬܡܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | khtemle | ܚܬܸܡܠܸܐ |
| she | khtemla | ܚܬܸܡܠܵܐ |
| they | khtemlun / khtemle / khtemlu | ܚܬܸܡܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | khtemlukh | ܚܬܸܡܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | khtemlakh | ܚܬܸܡܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | khtemlokhun | ܚܬܸܡܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | khtemli | ܚܬܸܡܠܝܼ |
| we | khtemlan | ܚܬܸܡܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | bekhtamele | ܒܸܚܬܵܡܸܠܸܐ |
| she | bekhtamela | ܒܸܚܬܵܡܸܠܵܐ |
| they | bekhtamena | ܒܸܚܬܵܡܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | bekhtamevet | ܒܸܚܬܵܡܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | bekhtamevat | ܒܸܚܬܵܡܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | bekhtametun | ܒܸܚܬܵܡܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | bekhtameven / bekhtamevem | ܒܸܚܬܵܡܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | bekhtamevan / bekhtamevam | ܒܸܚܬܵܡܸܘܵܢ |
| we | bekhtamevakh | ܒܸܚܬܵܡܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | khtum | ܚܬܘ̣ܡ |
| to several | khtumun | ܚܬܘ̣ܡܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
iman bet-khatmette o-shula?
ܐܝܼܡܵܢ ܒܸܬ ܚܵܬܡܸܬܬܸܐ ܐܘ̇ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܐ؟
When will you finish that job?
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 325.
Practice khatem in hamzem — free