zaben ܙܵܒܸܢ
zaben is the Assyrian verb for to sell — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- to sell
- to hand over, to betray
Forms
| Verbal noun | zabanta |
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Conjugation of zaben
Present — he does
| he | zaben | ܙܵܒܸܢ |
| she | zabna | ܙܵܒܢܵܐ |
| they | zabni | ܙܵܒܢܝܼ |
| you (m) | zabnet | ܙܵܒܢܸܬ |
| you (f) | zabnat | ܙܵܒܢܵܬ |
| you (pl) | zabnitun | ܙܵܒܢܝܼܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | zabnen / zabnem | ܙܵܒܢܸܢ |
| I (f) | zabnan / zabnam | ܙܵܒܢܵܢ |
| we | zabnakh | ܙܵܒܢܵܚ |
Past — he did
| he | zubenle | ܙܘ̣ܒܸܢܠܸܐ |
| she | zubenla | ܙܘ̣ܒܸܢܠܵܐ |
| they | zubenlun / zubenle / zubenlu | ܙܘ̣ܒܸܢܠܘ̣ܢ |
| you (m) | zubenlukh | ܙܘ̣ܒܸܢܠܘ̣ܚ |
| you (f) | zubenlakh | ܙܘ̣ܒܸܢܠܵܚ |
| you (pl) | zubenlokhun | ܙܘ̣ܒܸܢܠܘ̇ܚܘ̣ܢ |
| I | zubenli | ܙܘ̣ܒܸܢܠܝܼ |
| we | zubenlan | ܙܘ̣ܒܸܢܠܵܢ |
Progressive — he is doing
| he | zabunele | ܙܵܒܘ̣ܢܸܠܸܐ |
| she | zabunela | ܙܵܒܘ̣ܢܸܠܵܐ |
| they | zabunena | ܙܵܒܘ̣ܢܸܢܵܐ |
| you (m) | zabunevet | ܙܵܒܘ̣ܢܸܘܸܬ |
| you (f) | zabunevat | ܙܵܒܘ̣ܢܸܘܵܬ |
| you (pl) | zabunetun | ܙܵܒܘ̣ܢܸܬܘ̣ܢ |
| I (m) | zabuneven / zabunevem | ܙܵܒܘ̣ܢܸܘܸܢ |
| I (f) | zabunevan / zabunevam | ܙܵܒܘ̣ܢܸܘܵܢ |
| we | zabunevakh | ܙܵܒܘ̣ܢܸܘܵܚ |
Imperative — do!
| to one person | zaben | ܙܵܒܸܢ |
| to several | zabnun | ܙܵܒܢܘ̣ܢ |
Examples
bi-mu zabunet?
ܒܝܼ ܡܘ̣ ܙܵܒܘ̣ܢܸܬ؟
What are you selling it for?
zvanta zabanta
ܙܘܵܢܬܵܐ ܙܵܒܵܢܬܵܐ
commerce
bar-nasha zabunel ka-tala
ܒܵܪ ܢܵܫܵܐ ܙܵܒܘ̣ܢܸܠ ܩܵܐ ܬܵܠܵܐ
The man betrays the fox
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 344.
Practice zaben in hamzem — free