patekh ܦܵܬܸܚ
patekh is the Assyrian verb for to open — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to open (tr. and in tr.), to part (crowd)
- to dissolve (tr. and intr.).
- to unbend (tr. and intr.).
- to unlock, to untie, to unclench, to solve (riddle)
- to uncover.
- to utter.
- to go off (gun).
- to brighten (colour)
Forms
| Verbal noun | ptakhta |
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Conjugation of patekh
Present — he does
| he | patekh | ܦܵܬܸܚ |
| she | patkha | ܦܵܬܚܵܐ |
| they | patkhi | ܦܵܬܚܝܼ |
| you (m) | patkhet | ܦܵܬܚܸܬ |
| you (f) | patkhat | ܦܵܬܚܵܬ |
| you (pl) | patkhitun | ܦܵܬܚܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | patkhen / patkhem | ܦܵܬܚܸܢ |
| I (f) | patkhan / patkham | ܦܵܬܚܵܢ |
| we | patkhakh | ܦܵܬܚܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | ptekhle | ܦܬܸܚܠܸܐ |
| she | ptekhla | ܦܬܸܚܠܵܐ |
| they | ptekhlun / ptekhle / ptekhlu | ܦܬܸܚܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | ptekhlukh | ܦܬܸܚܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | ptekhlakh | ܦܬܸܚܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | ptekhlokhun | ܦܬܸܚܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | ptekhli | ܦܬܸܚܠܝܼ |
| we | ptekhlan | ܦܬܸܚܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | beptakhele | ܒܸܦܬܵܚܸܠܸܐ |
| she | beptakhela | ܒܸܦܬܵܚܸܠܵܐ |
| they | beptakhena | ܒܸܦܬܵܚܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | beptakhevet | ܒܸܦܬܵܚܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | beptakhevat | ܒܸܦܬܵܚܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | beptakhetun | ܒܸܦܬܵܚܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | beptakheven / beptakhevem | ܒܸܦܬܵܚܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | beptakhevan / beptakhevam | ܒܸܦܬܵܚܸܘܵܢ |
| we | beptakhevakh | ܒܸܦܬܵܚܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | ptukh | ܦܬܘ̣ܚ |
| to several | ptukhun | ܦܬܘ̣ܚܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
lebbu ptekhle
ܠܸܒܒܘ̣ ܦܬܸܚܠܸܐ
He was pleased
anne sharte gari patkhitunlun
ܐܵܢܢܸܐ ܫܵܪܬܸܐ ܓܵܪܝܼ ܦܵܬܚܝܼܬܘ̣ܢܠܘ̣ܢ
You must solve these riddles
shemmu rangu lele ptakha
ܫܸܡܡܘ̣ ܪܵܢܓܘ̣ ܠܹܠܸܐ ܦܬܵܚܵܐ
His colour does not brighten even a little
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 253.
Practice patekh in hamzem — free