parem ܦܵܪܸܡ
parem is the Assyrian verb for to cut — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to cut; to cut off, to chop off; to hew
- to behead; to kill, to slay
- to sacrifice an animal
Forms
| Verbal noun | pramta |
|---|
Conjugation of parem
Present — he does
| he | parem | |
| she | parma | |
| they | parmi | |
| you (m) | parmet | |
| you (f) | parmat | |
| you (pl) | parmitun | |
| I (m) | parmen / parmem | |
| I (f) | parman / parmam | |
| we | parmakh |
Past — he did
| he | premle | |
| she | premla | |
| they | premlun / premle / premlu | |
| you (m) | premlukh | |
| you (f) | premlakh | |
| you (pl) | premlokhun | |
| I | premli | |
| we | premlan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | bepramele | |
| she | bepramela | |
| they | bepramena | |
| you (m) | bepramevet | |
| you (f) | bepramevat | |
| you (pl) | beprametun | |
| I (m) | beprameven / bepramevem | |
| I (f) | bepramevan / bepramevam | |
| we | bepramevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | prum | |
| to several | prumun |
Examples
idi primali
ܐܝܼܕܝܼ ܦܪܝܼܡܵܠܝܼ
I cut my hand
pramta u-katkatta
ܦܪܵܡܬܵܐ ܐܘ̣ ܩܵܛܩܵܛܬܵܐ
slaughter
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 250.
Practice parem in hamzem — free