talekh ܬܵܠܸܚ
talekh is the Assyrian verb for to collapse — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to collapse, to fall down (e. g. a wall), to be ruined, to fall apart
- to break, to pull down, to overthrow, to dash down, to demolish
Forms
| Verbal noun | tlakhta |
|---|
Conjugation of talekh
Present — he does
| he | talekh | |
| she | talkha | |
| they | talkhi | |
| you (m) | talkhet | |
| you (f) | talkhat | |
| you (pl) | talkhitun | |
| I (m) | talkhen / talkhem | |
| I (f) | talkhan / talkham | |
| we | talkhakh |
Past — he did
| he | tlekhle | |
| she | tlekhla | |
| they | tlekhlun / tlekhle / tlekhlu | |
| you (m) | tlekhlukh | |
| you (f) | tlekhlakh | |
| you (pl) | tlekhlokhun | |
| I | tlekhli | |
| we | tlekhlan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | betlakhele | |
| she | betlakhela | |
| they | betlakhena | |
| you (m) | betlakhevet | |
| you (f) | betlakhevat | |
| you (pl) | betlakhetun | |
| I (m) | betlakheven / betlakhevem | |
| I (f) | betlakhevan / betlakhevam | |
| we | betlakhevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | tlukh | |
| to several | tlukhun |
Examples
beta tlekhle
ܒܹܬܵܐ ܬܠܸܚܠܸܐ
The house collapsed
betu tlikha!
ܒܹܬܘ̣ ܬܠܝܼܚܵܐ!
May his house collapse
tlekhlukh beta
ܬܠܸܚܠܘ̣ܚ ܒܹܬܵܐ
You destroyed the house
alaha la-talekh bet-babukh
ܐܵܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܬܵܠܸܚ ܒܹܬ ܒܵܒܘ̣ܚ
May God not destroy your father’s house (oath expressing pleading)
alaha talekh talmidukh anne khetnavay pyashena matal mu-odi
ܐܵܠܵܗܵܐ ܬܵܠܸܚ ܬܵܠܡܝܼܕܘ̣ܚ ܐܵܢܢܸܐ ܚܸܬܢܵܘܵܝ ܦܝܵܫܸܢܵܐ ܡܵܬܵܠ ܡܘ̣ ܐܘ̇ܕܝܼ
May God destroy your disciples (oath expressing shock), the sons-in-law are perplexed as to what to do
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 302.
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