mamte ܡܵܡܛܸܐ
mamte is the Assyrian verb for to cause to arrive, to lead — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to cause to arrive, to lead, to bring forward
- to send a letter; to transfer, to deliver.
- to inform (spy).
- to produce, to bring forth.
- to process (hides, roofs)
- to tend (garden)
Forms
| Verbal noun | mamteta |
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Conjugation of mamte
Present — he does
| he | mamte | |
| she | mamtiyya | |
| they | mamti / mamtiyyi | |
| you (m) | mamtet / mamtiyyet | |
| you (f) | mamtiyyat | |
| you (pl) | mamtitun | |
| I (m) | mamten / mamtiyyen / mamtem / mamtiyyem | |
| I (f) | mamtiyyan / mamtiyyam | |
| we | mamtakh / mamtiyyakh |
Past — he did
| he | mumtile | |
| she | mumtila | |
| they | mumtilun / mumtile / mumtilu | |
| you (m) | mumtilukh | |
| you (f) | mumtilakh | |
| you (pl) | mumtilokhun | |
| I | mumtili | |
| we | mumtilan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | mamtuyele / mamtuvvele | |
| she | mamtuyela / mamtuvvela | |
| they | mamtuyena / mamtuvvena | |
| you (m) | mamtuyevet / mamtuvvevet | |
| you (f) | mamtuyevat / mamtuvvevat | |
| you (pl) | mamtuyetun / mamtuvvetun | |
| I (m) | mamtuyeven / mamtuvveven / mamtuyevem / mamtuvvevem | |
| I (f) | mamtuyevan / mamtuvvevan / mamtuyevam / mamtuvvevam | |
| we | mamtuyevakh / mamtuvvevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | mamti | |
| to several | mamtimun |
Examples
mamtuyele al-ganu
ܡܵܡܛܘ̣ܝܸܠܸܐ ܐܵܠ ܓܵܢܘ̣
He is being importunate, he is insisting
tina atkha ki-mamtivale kuya aviva
ܛܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܵܬܚܵܐ ܟܝܼ ܡܵܡܛܝܼܘܵܠܸܐ ܩܘ̣ܝܵܐ ܐܵܘܝܼܘܵܐ
They would process the mud so that it would be hard
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 228.
Practice mamte in hamzem — free