mabyen ܡܵܒܝܸܢ
mabyen is the Assyrian verb for to be seen, to appear — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to be seen, to appear, to seem
Forms
| Verbal noun | mabyanta |
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Conjugation of mabyen
Present — he does
| he | mabyen | |
| she | mabyenna | |
| they | mabyenni | |
| you (m) | mabyennet | |
| you (f) | mabyennat | |
| you (pl) | mabyennitun | |
| I (m) | mabyennen / mabyennem | |
| I (f) | mabyennan / mabyennam | |
| we | mabyennakh |
Past — he did
| he | mubyenle | |
| she | mubyenla | |
| they | mubyenlun / mubyenle / mubyenlu | |
| you (m) | mubyenlukh | |
| you (f) | mubyenlakh | |
| you (pl) | mubyenlokhun | |
| I | mubyenli | |
| we | mubyenlan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | mabyunele | |
| she | mabyunela | |
| they | mabyunena | |
| you (m) | mabyunevet | |
| you (f) | mabyunevat | |
| you (pl) | mabyunetun | |
| I (m) | mabyuneven / mabyunevem | |
| I (f) | mabyunevan / mabyunevam | |
| we | mabyunevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | mabyen | |
| to several | mabyennun |
Examples
mabyunele
ܡܵܒܝܘ̣ܢܸܠܸܐ
it is visible, it seems
duktukh mabyunela
ܕܘ̣ܟܬܘ̣ܚ ܡܵܒܝܘ̣ܢܸܠܵܐ
You are missed (lit. your place can be seen)
kha-yuma malla Nasraden leva mabyune
ܚܵ ܝܘ̣ܡܵܐ ܡܵܠܠܵܐ ܢܵܣܪܵܕܸܢ ܠܹܘܵܐ ܡܵܒܝܘ̣ܢܸܐ
One day mullah Nasradin did not show up
bet-mabyennen
ܒܸܬ ܡܵܒܝܸܢܢܸܢ
I shall make an appearance
bet-mabyennukh
ܒܸܬ ܡܵܒܝܸܢܢܘ̣ܚ
He will cause you to be seen
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 201.
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