maskher ܡܵܣܚܸܪ
maskher is the Assyrian verb for to joke, to sneer — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to joke, to sneer
Forms
| Verbal noun | maskharta |
|---|
Conjugation of maskher
Present — he does
| he | maskher | |
| she | maskherra | |
| they | maskherri | |
| you (m) | maskherret | |
| you (f) | maskherrat | |
| you (pl) | maskherritun | |
| I (m) | maskherren / maskherrem | |
| I (f) | maskherran / maskherram | |
| we | maskherrakh |
Past — he did
| he | muskherre | |
| she | muskherra | |
| they | muskherrun / muskherre / muskherru | |
| you (m) | muskherrukh | |
| you (f) | muskherrakh | |
| you (pl) | muskherrokhun | |
| I | muskherri | |
| we | muskherran |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | maskhurele | |
| she | maskhurela | |
| they | maskhurena | |
| you (m) | maskhurevet | |
| you (f) | maskhurevat | |
| you (pl) | maskhuretun | |
| I (m) | maskhureven / maskhurevem | |
| I (f) | maskhurevan / maskhurevam | |
| we | maskhurevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | maskher | |
| to several | maskherrun |
Examples
maskhurevet biyyi
ܡܵܣܚܘ̣ܪܸܘܸܬ ܒܝܼܝܝܝܼ
You are mocking me
ka-muit atkha mara kat-nashe maskherri biyyi?
ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ ܐܝܼܬ ܐܵܬܚܵܐ ܡܵܪܵܐ ܩܵܬ ܢܵܫܹܐ ܡܵܣܚܸܪܪܝܼ ܒܝܼܝܝܝܼ؟
Why are you saying this, so that people will despise me?
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 231.
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