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makhe ܡܵܚܸܐ

makhe is the Assyrian verb for to hit, to strike — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

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Meaning

  1. to hit, to strike

Forms

Verbal nounmkheta

Conjugation of makhe

Present — he does

hemakheܡܵܚܸܐ
shemakhyaܡܵܚܝܵܐ
theymakhiܡܵܚܝܼ
you (m)makhetܡܵܚܸܬ
you (f)makhyatܡܵܚܝܵܬ
you (pl)makhitunܡܵܚܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ
I (m)makhen / makhemܡܵܚܸܢ
I (f)makhyan / makhyamܡܵܚܝܵܢ
wemakhakhܡܵܚܵܚ

Past — he did

hemkhileܡܚܝܼܠܸܐ
shemkhilaܡܚܝܼܠܵܐ
theymkhilun / mkhile / mkhiluܡܚܝܼܠܘ̣ܢ
you (m)mkhilukhܡܚܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ
you (f)mkhilakhܡܚܝܼܠܵܚ
you (pl)mkhilokhunܡܚܝܼܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ
Imkhiliܡܚܝܼܠܝܼ
wemkhilanܡܚܝܼܠܵܢ

Progressive — he is doing

hebemkhayeleܒܸܡܚܵܝܸܠܸܐ
shebemkhayelaܒܸܡܚܵܝܸܠܵܐ
theybemkhayenaܒܸܡܚܵܝܸܢܵܐ
you (m)bemkhayevetܒܸܡܚܵܝܸܘܸܬ
you (f)bemkhayevatܒܸܡܚܵܝܸܘܵܬ
you (pl)bemkhayetunܒܸܡܚܵܝܸܬܘ̣ܢ
I (m)bemkhayeven / bemkhayevemܒܸܡܚܵܝܸܘܸܢ
I (f)bemkhayevan / bemkhayevamܒܸܡܚܵܝܸܘܵܢ
webemkhayevakhܒܸܡܚܵܝܸܘܵܚ

Imperative — do!

to one personmkhiܡܚܝܼ
to severalmkhimunܡܚܝܼܡܘ̣ܢ

Examples

kha atkha mkhayele alle
ܚܵ ܐܵܬܚܵܐ ܡܚܵܝܸܠܸܐ ܐܵܠܠܹ
He strikes them
mkhayele gu-rishu
ܡܚܵܝܸܠܸܐ ܓܘ̣ ܪܝܼܫܘ̣
He beats his head
bas akhnan peshlan tama, mkhaya gu-rishan
ܒܵܣ ܐܵܚܢܵܢ ܦܸܫܠܵܢ ܬܵܡܵܐ، ܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܓܘ̣ ܪܝܼܫܵܢ
Then we stayed there, beating our head (in grief)
gu-rishet uydale mkhilun
ܓܘ̣ ܪܝܼܫܸܬ ܐܘ̣ܝܕܵܠܸܐ ܡܚܝܼܠܘ̣ܢ
They beat each other up
mkhayele gavay
ܡܚܵܝܸܠܸܐ ܓܵܘܵܝ
He is beating inside (i.e. putting up with sth., e.g. insults, without reacting)
charukhe makhivalun p-aklu
ܟ̃ܵܪܘ̣ܚܸܐ ܡܵܚܝܼܘܵܠܘ̣ܢ ܦ ܐܵܩܠܘ̣
He would put boots on his feet
suysu vayele mekhyu gu-paga
ܣܘ̣ܝܣܘ̣ ܘܵܝܸܠܸܐ ܡܸܚܝܘ̣ ܓܘ̣ ܦܵܓܵܐ
He has put his horse in the stable
davla ki-makhiva
ܕܵܘܠܵܐ ܟܝܼ ܡܵܚܝܼܘܵܐ
They would play the drum

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 215.

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