payesh ܦܵܝܸܫ
payesh is the Assyrian verb for to remain — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to remain, to remain behind, to stay
- to stay
- to be alive, to survive
- to become
Forms
| Verbal noun | pyashta |
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Conjugation of payesh
Present — he does
| he | payesh | ܦܵܝܸܫ |
| she | pesha | ܦܹܫܵܐ |
| they | peshi | ܦܹܫܝܼ |
| you (m) | peshet | ܦܹܫܸܬ |
| you (f) | peshat | ܦܹܫܵܬ |
| you (pl) | peshitun | ܦܹܫܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | peshen / peshem | ܦܹܫܸܢ |
| I (f) | peshan / pesham | ܦܹܫܵܢ |
| we | peshakh | ܦܹܫܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | peshle | ܦܸܫܠܸܐ |
| she | peshla | ܦܸܫܠܵܐ |
| they | peshlun / peshle / peshlu | ܦܸܫܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | peshlukh | ܦܸܫܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | peshlakh | ܦܸܫܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | peshlokhun | ܦܸܫܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | peshli | ܦܸܫܠܝܼ |
| we | peshlan | ܦܸܫܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | bepyashele | ܒܸܦܝܵܫܸܠܸܐ |
| she | bepyashela | ܒܸܦܝܵܫܸܠܵܐ |
| they | bepyashena | ܒܸܦܝܵܫܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | bepyashevet | ܒܸܦܝܵܫܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | bepyashevat | ܒܸܦܝܵܫܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | bepyashetun | ܒܸܦܝܵܫܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | bepyasheven / bepyashevem | ܒܸܦܝܵܫܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | bepyashevan / bepyashevam | ܒܸܦܝܵܫܸܘܵܢ |
| we | bepyashevakh | ܒܸܦܝܵܫܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | push | ܦܘ̣ܫ |
| to several | pushun | ܦܘ̣ܫܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
aturayet Iran peshlun b-noshe
ܐܵܬܘ̣ܪܵܝܸܬ ܐܝܼܪܵܢ ܦܸܫܠܘ̣ܢ ܒ ܢܘ̇ܫܹ
The Assyrians of Iran remained by themselves
khmari peshle d-la-tupra
ܚܡܵܪܝܼ ܦܸܫܠܸܐ ܕ ܠܵܐ ܛܘ̣ܦܪܵܐ
My donkey remained without a tail
ayya peshtela kpenta
ܐܵܝܝܵܐ ܦܸܫܬܸܠܵܐ ܟܦܸܢܬܵܐ
She remained hungry
hech kha nasha gu-betu let pyasha
ܗܸܟ̃ ܚܵ ܢܵܫܵܐ ܓܘ̣ ܒܹܬܘ̣ ܠܸܬ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ
Nobody remained in his house
hal setva bet-peshiva
ܗܵܠ ܣܸܬܘܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܦܹܫܝܼܘܵܐ
They remained until winter
ana khachcha pyasha prakeven
ܐܵܢܵܐ ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܦܪܵܩܸܘܸܢ
I am almost finished
khachcha peshla naplenva
ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ ܦܸܫܠܵܐ ܢܵܦܠܸܢܘܵܐ
I almost fell
khachcha pisheva khayyi shakelvale
ܚܵܟ̃ܟ̃ܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܸܘܵܐ ܚܵܝܝܝܼ ܫܵܩܸܠܘܵܠܸܐ
It almost took my life
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 253.
Practice payesh in hamzem — free