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tavve ܛܵܘܘܸܐ
tavve is the Assyrian verb for to look for, to search — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to look for (+bar), to search for (+bar), to rummage around.
- to wander, to stray
Conjugation of tavve
Present — he does
| he | tavve | ܛܵܘܘܸܐ |
| she | tavva / tavviyya | ܛܵܘܘܵܐ |
| they | tavvi | ܛܵܘܘܝܼ |
| you (m) | tavvet | ܛܵܘܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | tavvat / tavviyyat | ܛܵܘܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | tavvitun | ܛܵܘܘܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | tavven / tavvem | ܛܵܘܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | tavvan / tavviyyan / tavvam / tavviyyam | ܛܵܘܘܵܢ |
| we | tavvakh | ܛܵܘܘܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | tuvvile | ܛܘ̣ܘܘܝܼܠܸܐ |
| she | tuvvila | ܛܘ̣ܘܘܝܼܠܵܐ |
| they | tuvvilun / tuvvile / tuvvilu | ܛܘ̣ܘܘܝܼܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | tuvvilukh | ܛܘ̣ܘܘܝܼܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | tuvvilakh | ܛܘ̣ܘܘܝܼܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | tuvvilokhun | ܛܘ̣ܘܘܝܼܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | tuvvili | ܛܘ̣ܘܘܝܼܠܝܼ |
| we | tuvvilan | ܛܘ̣ܘܘܝܼܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | tavvuyele / tavvuvvele | ܛܵܘܘܘ̣ܝܸܠܸܐ |
| she | tavvuyela / tavvuvvela | ܛܵܘܘܘ̣ܝܸܠܵܐ |
| they | tavvuyena / tavvuvvena | ܛܵܘܘܘ̣ܝܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | tavvuyevet / tavvuvvevet | ܛܵܘܘܘ̣ܝܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | tavvuyevat / tavvuvvevat | ܛܵܘܘܘ̣ܝܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | tavvuyetun / tavvuvvetun | ܛܵܘܘܘ̣ܝܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | tavvuyeven / tavvuvveven / tavvuyevem / tavvuvvevem | ܛܵܘܘܘ̣ܝܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | tavvuyevan / tavvuvvevan / tavvuyevam / tavvuvvevam | ܛܵܘܘܘ̣ܝܸܘܵܢ |
| we | tavvuyevakh / tavvuvvevakh | ܛܵܘܘܘ̣ܝܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | tavvi | ܛܵܘܘܝܼ |
| to several | tavvimun | ܛܵܘܘܝܼܡܘ̣ܢ |
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 316.
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