mayet ܡܵܝܸܬ
mayet is the Assyrian verb for to die — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to die.
- to become lifeless, still
Forms
| Verbal noun | myatta |
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Conjugation of mayet
Present — he does
| he | mayet | ܡܵܝܸܬ |
| she | meta | ܡܹܬܵܐ |
| they | meti | ܡܹܬܝܼ |
| you (m) | metet | ܡܹܬܸܬ |
| you (f) | metat | ܡܹܬܵܬ |
| you (pl) | metitun | ܡܹܬܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | meten / metem | ܡܹܬܸܢ |
| I (f) | metan / metam | ܡܹܬܵܢ |
| we | metakh | ܡܹܬܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | metle | ܡܸܬܠܸܐ |
| she | metla | ܡܸܬܠܵܐ |
| they | metlun / metle / metlu | ܡܸܬܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | metlukh | ܡܸܬܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | metlakh | ܡܸܬܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | metlokhun | ܡܸܬܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | metli | ܡܸܬܠܝܼ |
| we | metlan | ܡܸܬܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | bemyatele | ܒܸܡܝܵܬܸܠܸܐ |
| she | bemyatela | ܒܸܡܝܵܬܸܠܵܐ |
| they | bemyatena | ܒܸܡܝܵܬܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | bemyatevet | ܒܸܡܝܵܬܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | bemyatevat | ܒܸܡܝܵܬܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | bemyatetun | ܒܸܡܝܵܬܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | bemyateven / bemyatevem | ܒܸܡܝܵܬܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | bemyatevan / bemyatevam | ܒܸܡܝܵܬܸܘܵܢ |
| we | bemyatevakh | ܒܸܡܝܵܬܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | mut | ܡܘ̣ܬ |
| to several | mutun | ܡܘ̣ܬܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
ka-mu myata myata berrekhshevet?
ܩܵܐ ܡܘ̣ ܡܝܵܬܵ ܡܝܵܬܵܐ ܒܸܪܪܸܚܫܸܘܸܬ؟
Why are you walking so slowly? (lit. dying dying)
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 217.
Practice mayet in hamzem — free