sape ܣܵܦܸܐ
sape is the Assyrian verb for to hand over, to deliver — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to hand over, to deliver, to entrust
- to betray, to be disloyal
- to enjoin, to command, to advise
Forms
| Verbal noun | speta |
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Conjugation of sape
Present — he does
| he | sape | |
| she | sapya | |
| they | sapi | |
| you (m) | sapet | |
| you (f) | sapyat | |
| you (pl) | sapitun | |
| I (m) | sapen / sapem | |
| I (f) | sapyan / sapyam | |
| we | sapakh |
Past — he did
| he | supile | |
| she | supila | |
| they | supilun / supile / supilu | |
| you (m) | supilukh | |
| you (f) | supilakh | |
| you (pl) | supilokhun | |
| I | supili | |
| we | supilan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | sapuyele / sappuvvele | |
| she | sapuyela / sappuvvela | |
| they | sapuyena / sappuvvena | |
| you (m) | sapuyevet / sappuvvevet | |
| you (f) | sapuyevat / sappuvvevat | |
| you (pl) | sapuyetun / sappuvvetun | |
| I (m) | sapuyeven / sappuvveven / sapuyevem / sappuvvevem | |
| I (f) | sapuyevan / sappuvvevan / sapuyevam / sappuvvevam | |
| we | sapuyevakh / sappuvvevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | sapi | |
| to several | sapimun |
Examples
sapuyuven p-idukh
ܣܵܦܘ̣ܝܘ̣ܘܸܢ ܦ ܐܝܼܕܘ̣ܚ
I entrust it into your hands
supyale b-yemmu
ܣܘ̣ܦܝܵܠܸܐ ܒ ܝܸܡܡܘ̣
He entrusted her into the care of his mother
bakurena men-baba, baba sapuyol b-yemma
ܒܵܩܘ̣ܪܸܢܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܒܵܒܵܐ، ܒܵܒܵܐ ܣܵܦܘ̣ܝܘ̇ܠ ܒ ܝܸܡܡܵܐ
They ask the father. The father defers to the mother
kam-sapilan ka-dezhmen
ܩܵܡ ܣܵܦܝܼܠܵܢ ܩܵܐ ܕܸܙ̃ܡܸܢ
He betrayed us to the enemy
raziten babi yemmi sapen atini?
ܪܵܙܝܼܬܸܢ ܒܵܒܝܼ ܝܸܡܡܝܼ ܣܵܦܸܢ ܐܵܬܝܼܢܝܼ؟
Are you happy for me to give instructions for my father and mother to come?
sapeti katukh ahela
ܣܵܦܹܬܝܼ ܩܵܬܘ̣ܚ ܐܵܗܸܠܵܐ
My advice to you is …
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 274.
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