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khela ܚܹܠܵܐ

khela is the Assyrian word for strength, force — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

  1. strength, force, power, violence
  2. army.
  3. miracle

Forms

Pluralkhele, khelavate

Examples

aved i khela
ܐܵܘܸܕ ܐܝܼ ܚܹܠܵܐ
to force, to violate
makhe i khela
ܡܵܚܸܐ ܐܝܼ ܚܹܠܵܐ
to exert oneself
b-khela
ܒ ܚܹܠܵܐ
by force, violently
a-nasha ka-diyyi men-khela drile
ܐܵܐ ܢܵܫܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܝܼܝܝܝܼ ܡܸܢ ܚܹܠܵܐ ܕܪܝܼܠܸܐ
He exhausted me
men-khela npelli
ܡܸܢ ܚܹܠܵܐ ܢܦܸܠܠܝܼ
I became weak
vedli khela allu ktavu shkelli men-idu
ܘܸܕܠܝܼ ܚܹܠܵܐ ܐܵܠܠܘ̣ ܟܬܵܘܘ̣ ܫܩܸܠܠܝܼ ܡܸܢ ܐܝܼܕܘ̣
I forcibly took his book from his hand

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 329.

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