samek ܣܵܡܸܩ
samek is the Assyrian verb for to become red — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to become red; to blush
- to become brown (bread in oven)
- to roast (intr. meat)
Forms
| Verbal noun | smakta |
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Conjugation of samek
Present — he does
| he | samek | |
| she | samka | |
| they | samki | |
| you (m) | samket | |
| you (f) | samkat | |
| you (pl) | samkitun | |
| I (m) | samken / samkem | |
| I (f) | samkan / samkam | |
| we | samkakh |
Past — he did
| he | smekle | |
| she | smekla | |
| they | smeklun / smekle / smeklu | |
| you (m) | smeklukh | |
| you (f) | smeklakh | |
| you (pl) | smeklokhun | |
| I | smekli | |
| we | smeklan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | besmakele | |
| she | besmakela | |
| they | besmakena | |
| you (m) | besmakevet | |
| you (f) | besmakevat | |
| you (pl) | besmaketun | |
| I (m) | besmakeven / besmakevem | |
| I (f) | besmakevan / besmakevam | |
| we | besmakevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | smuk | |
| to several | smukun |
Examples
varde bet-samki
ܘܵܪܕܸܐ ܒܸܬ ܣܵܡܩܝܼ
The flowers will become red
duna smike
ܕܘ̣ܢܵܐ ܣܡܝܼܩܸܐ
They have become red
bakhti smekla
ܒܵܚܬܝܼ ܣܡܸܩܠܵܐ
My wife blushed
gari jens o tanuyra samekni
ܓܵܪܝܼ ܓܸ̃ܢܣ ܐܘ̇ ܬܵܢܘ̣ܝܪܵܐ ܣܵܡܸܩܢܝܼ
The oven must become nice and red
lakhma smekle gu-tanuyra
ܠܵܚܡܵܐ ܣܡܸܩܠܸܐ ܓܘ̣ ܬܵܢܘ̣ܝܪܵܐ
The bread became brown in the oven
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 273.
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