Exercises I

1. Learn the following words and expressions.

ëšne	years	ܐܷܫܢܶܐ
cëmro	age	ܥܷܡܪܐ
aṯto w gawro	wife and husband, couple	ܐܰܬ݂ܬܐ ܘܓܰܘܪܐ
tarte bnoṯe w tre abne	two girls and two boys; two daughters and two sons	ܬܰܪܬܶܐ ܒܢܳܬ݂ܶܐ ܘܬܪܶܐ ܐܰܒܢܶܐ
iqarṯo Suryayto	a Syriac family	ܐܝܩܰܪܬ݂ܐ ܣܘܪܝܰܝܬܐ
i qašto w u qaššo	the grandmother and the grandfather; grandparents	ܐܝ ܩܰܫܬܐ ܘܐܘ ܩܰܫܫܐ
i Saro kocawdo	Saro works	ܐܝ ܣܰܪܐ ܟܳܥܰܘܕܐ
u Aday kocowad	Aday works	ܐܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܟܳܥܳܘܰܕ
ḥoṯo w aḥuno	sister and brother; siblings	ܚܳܬ݂ܐ ܘܐܰܚܘܢܐ
gawire	married (pl.)	ܓܰܘܝܪܶܐ
i emo w u babo	the mother and the father, parents	ܐܝ ܐܶܡܐ ܘܐܘ ܒܰܒܐ
masuwwe	they have become old	ܡܰܣܘܘܶܗ
asiruṯo	contact, relationship	ܐܰܣܝܪܘܬ݂ܐ
me zabno l zabno	from time to time	ܡܶܐ ܙܰܒܢܐ ܠܙܰܒܢܐ
komtalfëni	they call	ܟܳܡܬܰܠܦܷܢܝ
nacime d ḥolo/cammo	childen of uncle (cousins); (mother’s side/father’s side)	ܢܰܥܝܡܶܐ ܕܚܳܠܐ ܆ ܥܰܡܡܐ
komašafco aḥ ḥaye	she spends her life, she lives	ܟܳܡܰܫܰܦܥܐ ܐܰܚ ܚܰܝܶܐ