paresh ܦܵܪܸܫ
paresh is the Assyrian verb for to separate (tr.), to be separated — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to separate (tr.), to be separated, to leave; to divide, to set apart.
- to choose, to elect
- to judge, to decide, to determine, to resolve
- to discern, to understand
Forms
| Verbal noun | prashta |
|---|
Conjugation of paresh
Present — he does
| he | paresh | |
| she | parsha | |
| they | parshi | |
| you (m) | parshet | |
| you (f) | parshat | |
| you (pl) | parshitun | |
| I (m) | parshen / parshem | |
| I (f) | parshan / parsham | |
| we | parshakh |
Past — he did
| he | preshle | |
| she | preshla | |
| they | preshlun / preshle / preshlu | |
| you (m) | preshlukh | |
| you (f) | preshlakh | |
| you (pl) | preshlokhun | |
| I | preshli | |
| we | preshlan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | beprashele | |
| she | beprashela | |
| they | beprashena | |
| you (m) | beprashevet | |
| you (f) | beprashevat | |
| you (pl) | beprashetun | |
| I (m) | beprasheven / beprashevem | |
| I (f) | beprashevan / beprashevam | |
| we | beprashevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | prush | |
| to several | prushun |
Examples
ina bet-parshilun may bayye rakhet
ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܪܫܝܼܠܘ̣ܢ ܡܵܝ ܒܵܝܝܸܐ ܪܵܚܸܛ
They would select who should run
aturaye ka-diyyi preshlun malka
ܐܵܬܘ̣ܪܵܝܸܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܝܼܝܝܝܼ ܦܪܸܫܠܘ̣ܢ ܡܵܠܟܵܐ
The Assyrians chose me as king
le-ames pareshlun
ܠܹ ܐܵܡܸܣ ܦܵܪܸܫܠܘ̣ܢ
He (the judge) cannot decide between them
preshlukh muila masala
ܦܪܸܫܠܘ̣ܚ ܡܘ̣ ܐܝܼܠܵܐ ܡܵܣܵܠܵܐ
You have understood what the story is
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 250.
Practice paresh in hamzem — free