saper ܣܵܦܸܪ
saper is the Assyrian verb for to wait — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to wait, to wait for; to hope, to expect
Forms
| Verbal noun | sparta |
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Conjugation of saper
Present — he does
| he | saper | ܣܵܦܸܪ |
| she | sapra | ܣܵܦܪܵܐ |
| they | sapri | ܣܵܦܪܝܼ |
| you (m) | sapret | ܣܵܦܪܸܬ |
| you (f) | saprat | ܣܵܦܪܵܬ |
| you (pl) | sapritun | ܣܵܦܪܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | sapren / saprem | ܣܵܦܪܸܢ |
| I (f) | sapran / sapram | ܣܵܦܪܵܢ |
| we | saprakh | ܣܵܦܪܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | sperre | ܣܦܸܪܪܸܐ |
| she | sperra | ܣܦܸܪܪܵܐ |
| they | sperrun / sperre / sperru | ܣܦܸܪܪܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | sperrukh | ܣܦܸܪܪܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | sperrakh | ܣܦܸܪܪܵܚ |
| you (pl) | sperrokhun | ܣܦܸܪܪܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | sperri | ܣܦܸܪܪܝܼ |
| we | sperran | ܣܦܸܪܪܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | besparele | ܒܸܣܦܵܪܸܠܸܐ |
| she | besparela | ܒܸܣܦܵܪܸܠܵܐ |
| they | besparena | ܒܸܣܦܵܪܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | besparevet | ܒܸܣܦܵܪܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | besparevat | ܒܸܣܦܵܪܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | besparetun | ܒܸܣܦܵܪܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | bespareven / besparevem | ܒܸܣܦܵܪܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | besparevan / besparevam | ܒܸܣܦܵܪܸܘܵܢ |
| we | besparevakh | ܒܸܣܦܵܪܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | spur | ܣܦܘ̣ܪ |
| to several | spurun | ܣܦܘ̣ܪܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
bet-sapren allukh
ܒܸܬ ܣܵܦܪܸܢ ܐܵܠܠܘ̣ܚ
I shall wait for you
bet-sapren kat a-shula odetle
ܒܸܬ ܣܵܦܪܸܢ ܩܵܬ ܐܵܐ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܐ ܐܘ̇ܕܸܬܠܸܐ
I expect you to do this
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 275.
Practice saper in hamzem — free