makret ܡܵܩܪܸܛ
makret is the Assyrian verb for to cause to be cut — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to cause to be cut
- to cut with scissors; to shear, clip
- to gnaw, to bite at.
- to articulate, to pronounce
- metaph. to keep back part of price or debt
Forms
| Verbal noun | makratta |
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Conjugation of makret
Present — he does
| he | makret | |
| she | makretta | |
| they | makretti | |
| you (m) | makrettet | |
| you (f) | makrettat | |
| you (pl) | makrettitun | |
| I (m) | makretten / makrettem | |
| I (f) | makrettan / makrettam | |
| we | makrettakh |
Past — he did
| he | mukretle | |
| she | mukretla | |
| they | mukretlun / mukretle / mukretlu | |
| you (m) | mukretlukh | |
| you (f) | mukretlakh | |
| you (pl) | mukretlokhun | |
| I | mukretli | |
| we | mukretlan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | makrutele | |
| she | makrutela | |
| they | makrutena | |
| you (m) | makrutevet | |
| you (f) | makrutevat | |
| you (pl) | makrutetun | |
| I (m) | makruteven / makrutevem | |
| I (f) | makrutevan / makrutevam | |
| we | makrutevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | makret | |
| to several | makrettun |
Examples
kha-yuma kheshle malla kat-kosu makretvale kes makrettan-kosa
ܚܵ ܝܘ̣ܡܵܐ ܚܸܫܠܸܐ ܡܵܠܠܵܐ ܩܵܬ ܟܘ̇ܣܘ̣ ܡܵܩܪܸܛܘܵܠܸܐ ܟܸܣ ܡܵܩܪܸܛܛܵܢ ܟܘ̇ܣܵܐ
One day the mullah went to have his hair cut at the barber’s
avva varaka b-kechi makrutele
ܐܵܘܘܵܐ ܘܵܪܵܩܵܐ ܒ ܩܹܟ̃ܝܼ ܡܵܩܪܘ̣ܛܸܠܸܐ
He is cutting paper with scissors
darzi ki-pasel u-ki-makret
ܕܵܪܙܝܼ ܟܝܼ ܦܵܣܸܠ ܐܘ̣ ܟܝܼ ܡܵܩܪܸܛ
A tailor designs and cuts
suret spay makrutevet
ܣܘ̣ܪܸܬ ܣܦܵܝ ܡܵܩܪܘ̣ܛܸܘܸܬ
He speaks Assyrian well
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 226.
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