shamet ܫܵܡܸܛ
shamet is the Assyrian verb for to break (tr. and in tr.) — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to break (tr. and in tr.), to smash (tr. and in tr.); to break off (tr. and in tr.)
- to lower/go down in price
Forms
| Verbal noun | shmatta |
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Conjugation of shamet
Present — he does
| he | shamet | |
| she | shamta | |
| they | shamti | |
| you (m) | shamtet | |
| you (f) | shamtat | |
| you (pl) | shamtitun | |
| I (m) | shamten / shamtem | |
| I (f) | shamtan / shamtam | |
| we | shamtakh |
Past — he did
| he | shmetle | |
| she | shmetla | |
| they | shmetlun / shmetle / shmetlu | |
| you (m) | shmetlukh | |
| you (f) | shmetlakh | |
| you (pl) | shmetlokhun | |
| I | shmetli | |
| we | shmetlan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | beshmatele | |
| she | beshmatela | |
| they | beshmatena | |
| you (m) | beshmatevet | |
| you (f) | beshmatevat | |
| you (pl) | beshmatetun | |
| I (m) | beshmateven / beshmatevem | |
| I (f) | beshmatevan / beshmatevam | |
| we | beshmatevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | shmut | |
| to several | shmutun |
Examples
shmetle bita
ܫܡܸܛܠܸܐ ܒܝܼܬܵܐ
He broke an egg
shmetlun men-dezhmen
ܫܡܸܛܠܘ̣ܢ ܡܸܢ ܕܸܙ̃ܡܸܢ
They were defeated by the enemy
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 298.
Practice shamet in hamzem — free