male ܡܵܠܸܐ
male is the Assyrian verb for to fill — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to fill (intr. and tr.)
- to suffice
Forms
| Verbal noun | mleta |
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Conjugation of male
Present — he does
| he | male | ܡܵܠܸܐ |
| she | malya | ܡܵܠܝܵܐ |
| they | mali | ܡܵܠܝܼ |
| you (m) | malet | ܡܵܠܸܬ |
| you (f) | malyat | ܡܵܠܝܵܬ |
| you (pl) | malitun | ܡܵܠܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | malen / malem | ܡܵܠܸܢ |
| I (f) | malyan / malyam | ܡܵܠܝܵܢ |
| we | malakh | ܡܵܠܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | mlile | ܡܠܝܼܠܸܐ |
| she | mlila | ܡܠܝܼܠܵܐ |
| they | mlilun / mlile / mlilu | ܡܠܝܼܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | mlilukh | ܡܠܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | mlilakh | ܡܠܝܼܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | mlilokhun | ܡܠܝܼܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | mlili | ܡܠܝܼܠܝܼ |
| we | mlilan | ܡܠܝܼܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | bemlayele | ܒܸܡܠܵܝܸܠܸܐ |
| she | bemlayela | ܒܸܡܠܵܝܸܠܵܐ |
| they | bemlayena | ܒܸܡܠܵܝܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | bemlayevet | ܒܸܡܠܵܝܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | bemlayevat | ܒܸܡܠܵܝܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | bemlayetun | ܒܸܡܠܵܝܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | bemlayeven / bemlayevem | ܒܸܡܠܵܝܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | bemlayevan / bemlayevam | ܒܸܡܠܵܝܸܘܵܢ |
| we | bemlayevakh | ܒܸܡܠܵܝܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | mli | ܡܠܝܼ |
| to several | mlimun | ܡܠܝܼܡܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
vadra bet-male b-miyya
ܘܵܕܪܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܵܠܸܐ ܒ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ
The bucket will fill with water
bayyen malenne vadra b-miyya
ܒܵܝܝܸܢ ܡܵܠܸܢܢܸܐ ܘܵܕܪܵܐ ܒ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ
I want to fill the bucket with water
ki-malivale miyya
ܟܝܼ ܡܵܠܝܼܘܵܠܸܐ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ
He used to fill it with water
gu-kha-mzida gurta miyya ki-maliva men-de-ayna
ܓܘ̣ ܚܵܐ ܡܙܝܼܕܵܐ ܓܘ̣ܪܬܵܐ ܡܝܼܝܝܵܐ ܟܝܼ ܡܵܠܝܼܘܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܕܹܐ ܐܵܝܢܵܐ
He would fill up a big waterskin with water from that spring
mlayena gavu rezza
ܡܠܵܝܸܢܵܐ ܓܵܘܘ̣ ܪܸܙܙܵܐ
They fill it with rice
dyasha-dyasha male
ܕܝܵܫܵܐ ܕܝܵܫܵܐ ܡܵܠܸܐ
to stuff
hadakh vadeva yanet anveda avivale mashda avivale kma t-iva upra mlaya
ܗܵܕܵܚ ܘܵܕܸܘܵܐ ܝܵܢܸܬ ܐܵܢܘܸܐ ܕܵܐ ܐܵܘܝܼܘܵܠܹܐ ܡܵܫ ܕܵܐ ܐܵܘܝܼܘܵܠܹܐ ܟܡܵ ܛ ܐܝܼܘܵܐ ܐܘ̣ܦܪܵܐ ܡܠܵܝܵܐ
They farmed so they would have grapes and would have beans, as much as the land would suffice
kudme pili … ka-kha shabta mlayan
Yesterday I baked … for it to be sufficient for us for one week
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 206.
Practice male in hamzem — free