palekh ܦܵܠܸܚ
palekh is the Assyrian verb for to work — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to work (person or machine), to labour, to cultivate, to act
Forms
| Verbal noun | plakhta |
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Conjugation of palekh
Present — he does
| he | palekh | ܦܵܠܸܚ |
| she | palkha | ܦܵܠܚܵܐ |
| they | palkhi | ܦܵܠܚܝܼ |
| you (m) | palkhet | ܦܵܠܚܸܬ |
| you (f) | palkhat | ܦܵܠܚܵܬ |
| you (pl) | palkhitun | ܦܵܠܚܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | palkhen / palkhem | ܦܵܠܚܸܢ |
| I (f) | palkhan / palkham | ܦܵܠܚܵܢ |
| we | palkhakh | ܦܵܠܚܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | plekhle | ܦܠܸܚܠܸܐ |
| she | plekhla | ܦܠܸܚܠܵܐ |
| they | plekhlun / plekhle / plekhlu | ܦܠܸܚܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | plekhlukh | ܦܠܸܚܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | plekhlakh | ܦܠܸܚܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | plekhlokhun | ܦܠܸܚܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | plekhli | ܦܠܸܚܠܝܼ |
| we | plekhlan | ܦܠܸܚܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | pelkhanele / beplakhele | ܦܸܠܚܵܢܸܠܸܐ |
| she | pelkhanela / beplakhela | ܦܸܠܚܵܢܸܠܵܐ |
| they | pelkhanena / beplakhena | ܦܸܠܚܵܢܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | pelkhanevet / beplakhevet | ܦܸܠܚܵܢܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | pelkhanevat / beplakhevat | ܦܸܠܚܵܢܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | pelkhanetun / beplakhetun | ܦܸܠܚܵܢܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | pelkhaneven / pelkhanevem / beplakheven / beplakhevem | ܦܸܠܚܵܢܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | pelkhanevan / pelkhanevam / beplakhevan / beplakhevam | ܦܸܠܚܵܢܸܘܵܢ |
| we | pelkhanevakh / beplakhevakh | ܦܸܠܚܵܢܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | plukh | ܦܠܘ̣ܚ |
| to several | plukhun | ܦܠܘ̣ܚܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
aklu beplakhela
ܐܵܩܠܘ̣ ܒܸܦܠܵܚܸܠܵܐ
He has diarrhoea
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 248.
Practice palekh in hamzem — free