tarek ܬܵܪܸܟ
tarek is the Assyrian verb for to give up, to desert — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to give up, to desert, to leave off (esp. a bad habit)
- to disobey a command
Conjugation of tarek
Present — he does
| he | tarec | |
| she | tarca | |
| they | tarci | |
| you (m) | tarcet | |
| you (f) | tarcat | |
| you (pl) | tarcitun | |
| I (m) | tarcen / tarcem | |
| I (f) | tarcan / tarcam | |
| we | tarcakh |
Past — he did
| he | turecle | |
| she | turecla | |
| they | tureclun / turecle / tureclu | |
| you (m) | tureclukh | |
| you (f) | tureclakh | |
| you (pl) | tureclokhun | |
| I | turecli | |
| we | tureclan |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | tarucele | |
| she | tarucela | |
| they | tarucena | |
| you (m) | tarucevet | |
| you (f) | tarucevat | |
| you (pl) | tarucetun | |
| I (m) | taruceven / tarucevem | |
| I (f) | tarucevan / tarucevam | |
| we | tarucevakh |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | tarec | |
| to several | tarcun |
Examples
ana paprus grashta turkali
ܐܵܢܵܐ ܦܵܦܪܘ̣ܣ ܓܪܵܫܬܵܐ ܬܘ̣ܪܟܵܠܝܼ
I have given up smoking
k-oya aten tarkatta ya urkha
ܟ ܐܘ̇ܝܵܐ ܐܵܬܸܢ ܬܵܪܟܵܬܬܵܐ ܝܵ ܐܘ̣ܪܚܵܐ
You may abandon this path
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 305.
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