Exercises I

1. Read the text of this lesson aloud and mind your pronunciation.

2. Learn these words.

mazracto	farm	ܡܰܙܪܰܥܬܐ
cmara (f.)	building	ܥܡܰܪܰܐ (ܐܰܬ݂)
falqo	part	ܦܰܠܩܐ
u ytowayḏan	our living space	ܐܘ ܝܬܳܘܰܝܕܰܢ
sṭabël	stable	ܣـܛܰܒܷܠ
sṭabile	stables	ܣـܛܰܒܝܠܶܐ
sawal	livestock	ܣܰܘܰܠ
ḥaqlo (f.)	field	ܚܰܩܠܐ (ܐܰܬ݂)
ḥaqloṯe	fields	ܚܰܩܠܳܬ݂ܶܐ
diḏan	our (→ G3a)	ܕܝܕ݂ܰܢ
arco (f.)	ground, earth; here: land, field	ܐܰܪܥܐ (ܐܰܬ݂)
arcoṯe	here: land, fields	ܐܰܪܥܳܬ݂ܶܐ
rwëḥto	wide (f.Sg.)	ܪܘܷܚܬܐ
ilono	tree	ܐܝܠܳܢܐ
ilone	trees	ܐܝܠܳܢܶܐ
marca (f.)	pasture	ܡܰܪܥܰܐ (ܐܰܬ݂)
ftile	heyballs	ܦܬܝܠܶܐ
gelo	grass	ܓܶܠܐ
tërto	cow	ܬܷܪܬܐ
ḥayewën	animals	ܚܰܝܶܘܷܢ
tawroṯe	cows	ܬܰܘܪܳܬ݂ܶܐ
cwono (f.)	sheep (Sg.)	ܥܘܳܢܐ (ܐܰܬ݂)
cwone	sheep (Pl.)	ܥܘܳܢܶܐ
cezo (f.)	goat	ܥܶܙܐ (ܐܰܬ݂)
ceze	goats	ܥܶܙܶܐ
ḥziro	pig	ܚܙܝܪܐ
ḥzire	pigs	ܚܙܝܪܶܐ
gḏayto	chicken	ܓܕ݂ܰܝܬܐ
gyoṯe	chickens	ܓܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ
kalbo	dog	ܟܰܠܒܐ
kalbe	dogs	ܟܰܠܒܶܐ
sësyo	horse	ܣܷܣܝܐ
sësye	horses	ܣܷܣܝܶܐ
ḥmoro	donkey	ܚܡܳܪܐ
ḥmore	donkeys	ܚܡܳܪܶܐ
komašafcitu	you (pl.) spend	ܟܳܡܰܫܰܦܥܝܬܘ
koḥëlwina	we milk	ܟܳܚܷܠܘܝܢܰܐ
kokënšina	we sweep	ܟܳܟܷܢܫܝܢܰܐ
komacalfina	we feed	ܟܳܡܰܥܰܠܦܝܢܰܐ
koqorina	here: we call	ܟܳܩܳܪܝܢܰܐ
bayṭar	vet	ܒܰܝܛܰܪ
traktor	tractor	ܬܪܰܟܬܳܪ
šuġlone d lawġël	housework (pl.)	ܫܘܓ݂ܠܳܢܶܐ ܕܠܰܘܓ݂ܷܠ
košofac	passes; here: spend (a day)	ܟܳܫܳܦܰܥ
u yawmayḏan	our day	ܐܘ ܝܰܘܡܰܝܕ݂ܰܢ
daworo	farmer	ܕܰܘܳܪܐ
dawore	farmers	ܕܰܘܳܪܶܐ
cëbrina	(that) we go inside, enter	ܥܷܒܪܝܢܰܐ
koṭëlbina	here: we wish, hope	ܟܳܛܷܠܒܝܢܰܐ
kušoro	success	ܟܘܫܳܪܐ
ḥaylo	good health	ܚܰܝܠܐ
fṣiḥina	here: we have enjoyed	ܦܨܝـܚـܝܢܰܐ
zyara (f.)	visit	ܙܝܰܪܰܐ (ܐܰܬ݂)
l gaban	(visit) to us	ܠܓܰܒܰܢ
u maṯyaṯxu	your (pl.) visit, your (pl.) coming	ܐܘ ܡܰܬ݂ܝܰܬ݂ܟ݂ܘ