tagber ܬܵܓܒܸܪ
tagber is the Assyrian verb for to manage, to govern — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to manage, to govern, to supervise, to oversee, to lead.
- to support, to provide for (a family), to bring up
- to patronize.
- to steer a ship.
- to behave, to conduct oneself
Forms
| Verbal noun | tagbarta, taybarta |
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Conjugation of tagber
Present — he does
| he | tagber / tayber | |
| she | tagberra / tayberra | |
| they | tagberri / tayberri | |
| you (m) | tagberret / tayberret | |
| you (f) | tagberrat / tayberrat | |
| you (pl) | tagberritun / tayberritun | |
| I (m) | tagberren / tayberren / tagberrem / tayberrem | |
| I (f) | tagberran / tayberran / tagberram / tayberram | |
| we | tagberrakh / tayberrakh |
Past — he did
| he | tugberre / tuyberre | |
| she | tugberra / tuyberra | |
| they | tugberrun / tuyberrun / tugberre / tugberru / tuyberre / tuyberru | |
| you (m) | tugberrukh / tuyberrukh | |
| you (f) | tugberrakh / tuyberrakh | |
| you (pl) | tugberrokhun / tuyberrokhun | |
| I | tugberri / tuyberri | |
| we | tugberran / tuyberran |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | tagburele / tayburele | |
| she | tagburela / tayburela | |
| they | tagburena / tayburena | |
| you (m) | tagburevet / tayburevet | |
| you (f) | tagburevat / tayburevat | |
| you (pl) | tagburetun / tayburetun | |
| I (m) | tagbureven / taybureven / tagburevem / tayburevem | |
| I (f) | tagburevan / tayburevan / tagburevam / tayburevam | |
| we | tagburevakh / tayburevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | tagber / tayber | |
| to several | tagberrun / tayberrun |
Examples
yemmet diyyukh ka-diyyukh tuyberra
ܝܸܡܡܸܬ ܕܝܼܝܝܘ̣ܚ ܩܵܐ ܕܝܼܝܝܘ̣ܚ ܬܘ̣ܝܒܸܪܪܵܐ
Your mother brought you up
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 302.
Practice tagber in hamzem — free