Exercises

1. Read this lesson one more time aloud.

2. Learn these words.

gušmo	body	ܓܘܫܡܐ
nošo	person	ܢܳܫܐ
basro	meat, here: flesh	ܒܰܣܪܐ
garme	bones	ܓܰܪܡܶܐ
galdo	skin	ܓܰܠܕܐ
wariḏe	muscles	ܘܰܪܝܕ݂ܶܐ
admo	blood	ܐܰܕܡܐ
muḥo	brain	ܡܘܚܐ
rišo	head	ܪܝܫܐ
falqe	parts	ܦܰܠܩܶܐ
gawo	abdomen	ܓܰܘܐ
drucone	arms	ܕܪܘܥܳܢܶܐ
raġle	feet, legs	ܪܰܓ݂ܠܶܐ
skale	skeleton	ܣܟܰܠܶܐ
ḥaye	life	ܚܰܝܶܐ
ḥaylo	support, strength	ܚܰܝܠܐ
hadome du gušmo	organs of the body	ܗܰܕܳܡܶܐ ܕܘ ܓܘܫܡܐ
hadome gawoye	internal organs	ܗܰܕܳܡܶܐ ܓܰܘܳܝܶܐ
hadome baroye	external organs, parts	ܗܰܕܳܡܶܐ ܒܰܪܳܝܶܐ
kewe	diseases	ܟܶܘܶܐ
larwal	outside	ܠܰܪܘܰܠ
lawġël	inside	ܠܰܘܓ݂ܷܠ
rëġše	senses	ܪܷܓ݂ܫܶܐ
ḥzoyo	sight	ܚܙܳܝܐ
šmoco	hearing	ܫܡܳܥܐ
nqoḥo	smell	ܢܩܳܚܐ
gyošo	touch	ܓܝܳܫܐ
ṭcomo	taste	ܛܥܳܡܐ
muklo	food	ܡܘܟܠܐ
štoyo	drinking	ܫܬܳܝܐ
lwošo	clothing	ܠܘܳܫܐ

3. Which answer is correct?

Bi aḏno:	With ears:	ܒܝ ܐܰܕ݂ܢܐ
košëmcina	we hear	ܟܳܫܷܡܥܝܢܰܐ
koḥozina	we see	ܟܳܚܳܙܝܢܰܐܐ
konëqḥina	we smell	ܟܳܢܷܩܚـܝܢܰܐ
Bi cayno:	With eyes:	ܒܝ ܥܰܝܢܐ
košëmcina	we hear	ܟܳܫܷܡܥܝܢܰܐ
koḥozina	we see	ܟܳܚܳܙܝܢܰܐ
konëqḥina	we smell	ܟܳܢܷܩܚـܝܢܰܐ
Bu nḥiro:	With the nose:	ܒܘ ܢܚܝܪܐ
košëmcina	we hear	ܟܳܫܷܡܥܝܢܰܐ
koḥozina	we see	ܟܳܚܳܙܝܢܰܐ
konëqḥina	we smell	ܟܳܢܷܩܚܝܢܰܐ
Bu lišono:	With the tongue:	ܒܘ ܠܝܫܳܢܐ
koṭëcmina	we taste	ܟܳܛܷܥܡܝܢܰܐ
kuxlina	we eat	ܟܘܟ݂ܠܝܢܰܐ
kolëcsina	we chew	ܟܳܠܷܥܣܝܢܰܐ
Ban iḏe:	With hands:	ܒܰܢ ܐܝܕ݂ܶܐ
koṭëcmina	we taste	ܟܳܛܷܥܡܝܢܰܐ
kocawdina	we work	ܟܳܥܰܘܕܝܢܰܐ
kolëcsina	we chew	ܟܳܠܷܥܣܝܢܰܐ
Bac carše:	With teeth:	ܒܰܥ ܥܰܪܫܶܐ
koṭëcmina	we taste	ܟܳܛܷܥܡܝܢܰܐ
kuxlina	we eat	ܟܘܟ݂ܠܝܢܰܐ
kolëcsina	we chew	ܟܳܠܷܥܣܝܢܰܐ
Bu lišono:	With the tongue:	ܒܘ ܠܝܫܳܢܐ
komëjġolina	we speak	ܟܳܡܷܔܓ݂ܳܠܝܢܰܐ
kuxlina	we eat	ܟܘܟ݂ܠܝܢܰܐ
kolëcsina	we chew	ܟܳܠܷܥܣܝܢܰܐ
Bu femo:	With the mouth:	ܒܘ ܦܶܡܐ
kuxlina	we eat	ܟܘܟ݂ܠܝܢܰܐ
kodëmxina	we sleep	ܟܳܕܷܡܟ݂ܝܢܰܐ
koqaymina	we stand up	ܟܳܩܰܝܡܝܢܰܐ
Bu femo:	With the mouth:	ܒܘ ܦܶܡܐ
košotina	we drink	ܟܳܫܳܬܝܢܰܐ
kodëmxina	we sleep	ܟܳܕܷܡܟ݂ܝܢܰܐ
koqaymina	we stand up	ܟܳܩܰܝܡܝܢܰܐ
Bar raġle:	With feet:	ܒܰܪ ܪܰܓ݂ܠܶܐ
komalxina	we walk	ܟܳܡܰܠܟ݂ܝܢܰܐ
kodëmxina	we sleep	ܟܳܕܷܡܟ݂ܝܢܰܐ
košotina	we drink	ܟܳܫܳܬܝܢܰܐ

4. Answer the questions in Surayt.

Kṯaw aḥ ḥamšo rëġše du nošo.	Write the five senses of human beings.	ܟܬ݂ܰܘ ܐܰܚ ܚܰܡܫܐ ܪܷܓ݂ܫܶܐ ܕܘ ܢܳܫܐ.
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Ayna hadomo komdabar u gušmo?	Which organ controls the body?	ܐܰܝܢܰܐ ܗܰܕܳܡܐ ܟܳܡܕܰܒܰܪ ܐܘ ܓܘܫܡܐ؟
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Me mën rakuto yo i skale?	What does the skeleton consist of?	ܡܶܐ ܡܷܢ ܪܰܟܘܬܐ ܝܐ ܐܝ ܣܟܰܠܶܐ؟
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Mën woliṯo këtla i skale?	What is the function of the skeleton?	ܡܷܢ ܘܳܠܝܬ݂ܐ ܟܷܬܠܰܗ ܐܝ ܣܟܰܠܶܐ؟
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Mën woliṯo këtle u galdo?	What is the function of the skin?	ܡܷܢ ܘܳܠܝܬ݂ܐ ܟܷܬܠܶܗ ܐܘ ܓܰܠܕܐ؟
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Me kmo falqe rišoye rakiwo yo u gušmo w ayna ne?	Of how many main parts does the body consist and which are these?	ܡܶܐ ܟܡܐ ܦܰܠܩܶܐ ܪܝܫܳܝܶܐ ܪܰܟܝܘܐ ܝܐ ܐܘ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܘܐܰܝܢܰܐ ܢܶܐ؟
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Mën yo d komkase u rišo?	What covers the head?	ܡܷܢ ܝܐ ܕܟܳܡܟܰܣܶܐ ܐܘ ܪܝܫܐ؟
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kul – kosaymo – yawmo – i Saro – duroše gušmonoye.	ܟܘܠ - ܟܳܣܰܝܡܐ - ܝܰܘܡܐ - ܐܝ ܣܰܪܐ - ܕܘܪܳܫܶܐ ܓܘܫܡܳܢܳܝܶܐ.
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u Aday – kore – korohaṭ – bi šabṯo – tarte.	ܐܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ - ܟܳܪܶܐ - ܟܳܪܳܗܰܛ - ܒܝ ܫܰܒܬ݂ܐ - ܬܰܪܬܶܐ.
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ban iḏe – csar ṣawcoṯe – kit – w csar ṭafroṯe.	ܒܰܢ ܐܝܕ݂ܶܐ - ܥܣܰܪ ܨܰܘܥܳܬ݂ܶܐ - ܟܝܬ - ܘܥܣܰܪ ܛܰܦܪܳܬ݂ܶܐ.
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kul – frëšto – hadomo du gušmo – këtle – woliṯo.	ܟܘܠ - ܦܪܷܫܬܐ - ܗܰܕܳܡܐ ܕܘ ܓܘܫܡܐ - ܟܷܬܠܶܗ - ܘܳܠܝܬ݂ܐ.
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ad duroše – du gušmo – u muklo w u štoyo – u ḥulmono – komcawni.	ܐܰܕ ܕܘܪܳܫܶܐ - ܕܘ ܓܘܫܡܐ - ܐܘ ܡܘܟܠܐ ܘܐܘ ܫܬܳܝܐ - ܐܘ ܚܘܠܡܳܢܐ - ܟܳܡܥܰܘܢܝ.
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i skale – law wariḏe – ḥaylo – kobo.	ܐܝ ܣܟܰܠܶܐ - ܠܰܘ ܘܰܪܝܕ݂ܶܐ - ܚܰܝܠܐ - ܟܐܒܐ.
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u galdo – u gušmo – komkase – du čaket – bu šëkël.	ܐܘ ܓܰܠܕܐ - ܐܘ ܓܘܫܡܐ - ܟܳܡܟܰܣܶܐ - ܕܘ ܫ̰ܰܟܶܬ - ܒܘ ܫܷܟܷܠ.
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6. Proverbs about the organs and parts of the body. Translate into English.

Lo mëjġolat, aš šurone këtte aḏne.	Do not speak, walls have ears.	ܠܐ ܡܷܔܓ݂ܳܠܰܬ، ܐܰܫ ܫܘܪܳܢܶܐ ܟܷܬܬܶܗ ܐܰܕ݂ܢܶܐ.
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U lišono lu moro komëjġal.	The tongue speaks in favour of the owner.	ܐܘ ܠܝܫܳܢܐ ܠܘ ܡܳܪܐ ܟܳܡܷܔܓ݂ܰܠ.
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U rišo d lo koyaw, lo kolozamle šušefo.	A head that does not hurt does not need a bandage.	ܐܘ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܟܳܝܰܘ، ܠܐ ܟܳܠܳـܙܰܡܠܶܗ ܫܘܫܶܦܐ.
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I Saro komëjġolo b tarte foṯoṯe.	Saro talks with two faces.	ܐܝ ܣܰܪܐ ܟܳܡܷܔܓ݂ܳܠܐ ܒܬܰܪܬܶܐ ܦܳܬ݂ܳܬ݂ܶܐ.
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U Aday komacbar nḥire b kul dukṯo.	Aday sticks his nose in everything.	ܐܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܟܳܡܰܥܒܰܪ ܢܚܝܪܶܗ ܒܟܘܠ ܕܘܟܬ݂ܐ.
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Iḏoṯe ġalabe komaxifi u cwodo.	Many hands make work light.	ܐܝܕ݂ܳܬ݂ܶܐ ܓ݂ܰܠܰܒܶܐ ܟܳܡܰܟ݂ܝܦܝ ܐܘ ܥܘܳܕܐ.
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I cayno lo kosawco, hul dlo mëmloyo cafro.	The eye is greedy until it gets full of sand (meaning: until a person dies).	ܐܝ ܥܰܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܟܳܣܰܘܥܐ، ܗܘܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܷܡܠܳܝܐ ܥܰܦܪܐ.
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7. Place the corect letters (ḏ - z/ܕ݂- ܙ) in the empty spaces.

ḥḏo	one (f.)	ܚܕ݂ܐ
aḏno	ear	ܐܰܕ݂ܢܐ
zux	go (m.Sg.)	ܙܘܟ݂
zax	go (f.Sg.)	ܙܰܟ݂
mbayzarre	they negotiated	ܡܒܰܝܙܰܪܪܶܐ
kolozam	it is necessary	ܟܳܠܳܙܰܡ
iḏo	hand	ܐܝܕ݂ܐ
qḏolo	throat	ܩܕ݂ܠܐ
zawni	(that) they buy	ܙܰܘܢܝ
zabno	time	ܙܰܒܢܐ
wariḏo	muscle	ܘܰܪܝܕ݂ܐ
këzze	he goes	ܟܷܐܙܙܶܐ
koḏacce	he knows them	ܟܐܕ݂ܥܥܶܗ
kozawni	they buy	ܟܳܙܰܘܢܝ
ḥḏoḏe	each other	ܚܕ݂ܕ݂ܐܶ
kozayri	they visit	ܟܳܙܰܝܪܝ
mawḏac	(that) he introduces	ܡܰܘܕ݂ܥ
raḏën	they agreed	ܪܰܕ݂ܢ