Exercises I |
1. Learn the following words and expressions. |
ëšne | years | ܐܷܫܢܶܐ |
cumro | age | ܥܘܡܪܐ |
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 |