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sayev ܣܵܝܸܘ
sayev is the Assyrian verb for to grow old, to turn grey — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
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Meaning
- to grow old, to turn grey
Forms
Conjugation of sayev
Present — he does
| he | sayev | |
| she | seva | |
| they | sevi | |
| you (m) | sevet | |
| you (f) | sevat | |
| you (pl) | sevitun | |
| I (m) | seven / sevem | |
| I (f) | sevan / sevam | |
| we | sevakh | |
Past — he did
| he | sevle | |
| she | sevla | |
| they | sevlun / sevle / sevlu | |
| you (m) | sevlukh | |
| you (f) | sevlakh | |
| you (pl) | sevlokhun | |
| I | sevli | |
| we | sevlan | |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | besyavele | |
| she | besyavela | |
| they | besyavena | |
| you (m) | besyavevet | |
| you (f) | besyavevat | |
| you (pl) | besyavetun | |
| I (m) | besyaveven / besyavevem | |
| I (f) | besyavevan / besyavevam | |
| we | besyavevakh | |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | suv | |
| to several | suvun | |
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 277.
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