takhmen ܬܵܚܡܸܢ
takhmen is the Assyrian verb for to think, to deliberate — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to think, to deliberate, to ponder, to consider, to contemplate
Forms
| Verbal noun | takhmanta |
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Conjugation of takhmen
Present — he does
| he | takhmen | |
| she | takhmenna | |
| they | takhmenni | |
| you (m) | takhmennet | |
| you (f) | takhmennat | |
| you (pl) | takhmennitun | |
| I (m) | takhmennen / takhmennem | |
| I (f) | takhmennan / takhmennam | |
| we | takhmennakh |
Past — he did
| he | tukhmenle | |
| she | tukhmenla | |
| they | tukhmenlun / tukhmenle / tukhmenlu | |
| you (m) | tukhmenlukh | |
| you (f) | tukhmenlakh | |
| you (pl) | tukhmenlokhun | |
| I | tukhmenli | |
| we | tukhmenlan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | takhmunele | |
| she | takhmunela | |
| they | takhmunena | |
| you (m) | takhmunevet | |
| you (f) | takhmunevat | |
| you (pl) | takhmunetun | |
| I (m) | takhmuneven / takhmunevem | |
| I (f) | takhmunevan / takhmunevam | |
| we | takhmunevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | takhmen | |
| to several | takhmennun |
Examples
la takhmen!
ܠܵܐ ܬܵܚܡܸܢ!
Don’t think about it (no worries!)
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 306.
Practice takhmen in hamzem — free