Exercises I

1. Learn the following verbs from the text and write down the respective present tense following the example.

Verb in text		Meaning	Present tense
šafici	ܫܰܦܝܥܝ	to pass by	šofac, šëfco	ܫܳܦܰܥ، ܫܷܦܥܐ
qralle	ܩܪܰܠܠܶܗ	to call, to read	qore, quryo	ܩܳܪܶܐ، ܩܘܪܝܐ
yariwi	ܝܰܪܝܘܝ	to grow up	yoraw, yërwo	ܝܳܪܰܘ، ܝܷܪܘܐ
ḥozën	ܚܳܙܷܢ	to see	ḥoze, ḥëzyo	ܚܳܙܶܐ، ܚܷܙܝܐ
azze	ܐܰܙܙܶܗ	to go	ëzze, ëzza	ܐܷܙܙܶܗ، ܐܷܙܙܰܗ
ḥzele	ܚܙܶܠܶܗ	to see	ḥoze, ḥëzyo	ܚܳܙܶܐ، ܚܷܙܝܐ
mqadamle	ܡܩܰܕܰܡܠܶܗ	to get closer	mqadam, mqadmo	ܡܩܰܕܰܡ، ܡܩܰܕܡܐ
cabër	ܥܰܒܷܪ	to enter	cobar, cëbro	ܥܳܒܰܪ، ܥܷܒܪܐ
makṯawle	ܡܰܟܬ݂ܰܘܠܶܗ	to register	makṯaw, makaṯwo	ܡܰܟܬ݂ܰܘ، ܡܰܟܰܬ݂ܘܐ
mërle	ܡܷܪܠܶܗ	to say	omar, ëmmo	ܐܳܡܰܪ، ܐܷܡܡܐ
mšayalno	ܡܫܰܝܰܠܢܐ	to ask	mšayal, mšaylo	ܡܫܰܝܰܠ، ܡܫܰܝܠܐ
mšayele	ܡܫܰܝܶܠܶܗ	to ask	mšayal, mšaylo	ܡܫܰܝܰܠ، ܡܫܰܝܠܐ
fṣiḥi	ܦܨܝܚܝ	to be glad, to be happy	mëfṣaḥ, mëfṣoḥo	ܡܷܦܨܰܚ، ܡܷܦܨܳܚܐ
dacër	ܕܰܥܷܪ	to go back	docar, ducro	ܕܳܥܰܪ، ܕܘܥܪܐ
mërle	ܡܷܪܠܶܗ	to say	omar, ëmmo	ܐܳܡܰܪ، ܐܷܡܡܐ
kṯawu	ܟܬ݂ܰܘܘ	to write	koṯaw, këṯwo	ܟܳܬ݂ܰܘ، ܟܷܬ݂ܘܐ
bdewayle	ܒܕܶܘܰܝܠܶܗ	to start	bode, bëdyo	ܒܳܕܶܐ، ܒܷܕܝܐ
mḥaḏarla	ܡܚܰܕ݂ܰܪܠܰܗ	to prepare	mḥaḏar, mḥaḏro	ܡܚܰܕ݂ܰܪ، ܡܚܰܕ݂ܪܐ
maḥwele	ܡܰܚܘܶܠܶܗ	to show	maḥwe, maḥwo	ܡܰܚܘܶܐ، ܡܰܚܘܐ
mërre	ܡܷܪܪܶܗ	to say	omar, ëmmo	ܐܳܡܰܪ، ܐܷܡܡܐ
gëd fayritu	ܓܷܕ ܦܰܝܪܝܬܘ	to fly	foyar, fayro	ܦܳܝܰܪ، ܦܰܝܪܐ
gëd šëfcitu	ܓܷܕ ܫܷܦܥܝܬܘ	to pass	šofac, šëfco	ܫܳܦܰܥ، ܫܷܦܥܐ
moṭitu	ܡܳܛܝܬܘ	to arrive	moṭe, mëṭyo	ܡܳܛܶܐ، ܡܷܛܝܐ
gëd kurxitu	ܓܷܕ ܟܘܪܟ݂ܝܬܘ	to search	korax, kurxo	ܟܳܪܰܟ݂، ܟܘܪܟ݂ܐ
gëd soyamno	ܓܷܕ ܣܳܝܰܡܢܐ	to make	soyam, saymo	ܣܳܝܰܡ، ܣܰܝܡܐ
sëmli	ܣܷܡܠܝ	to make	soyam, saymo	ܣܳܝܰܡ، ܣܰܝܡܐ
ḥzeli	ܚܙܶܠܝ	to see	ḥoze, ḥëzyo	ܚܳܙܶܐ، ܚܷܙܝܐ
malḥaqwa	ܡܰܠܚܰܩܘܰܐ	to reach	malḥaq, malaḥqo	ܡܰܠܚܰܩ، ܡܰܠܰܚܩܐ

2. Which answer is correct and which is wrong?

		ܫܪܳܠܐ	ܓ݂ܰܠܛܐ
		šrolo	ġalṭo
1.	U Simon, u abro rabo di Saro w du Aday yo.			ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ، ܐܘ ܐܰܒܪܐ ܪܰܒܐ ܕܝ ܣܰܪܐ ܘܕܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܝܐ.	.1
2.	I mawḏconuṯo d cal u tarco cal mazlo l Ṭurcabdin wa.			ܐܝ ܡܰܘܕ݂ܥܳܢܘܬ݂ܐ ܕܥܰܠ‌ ܐܘ ܬܰܪܥܐ ܥܰܠ ܡܰܙܠܐ ܠܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ ܘܰܐ.	.2
3.	U Simon makṯawle ëšme dlo mi emo w mu babo.			ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ ܡܰܟܬ݂ܰܘܠܶܗ ܐܷܫܡܶܗ ܕܠܐ ܡܝ ܐܶܡܐ ܘܡܘ ܒܰܒܐ.	.3
4.	I emo w u babo fsiḥi bu mazlo du Simon l Ṭurcabdin.			ܐܝ ܐܶܡܐ ܘܐܘ ܒܰܒܐ ܦܨܝܚܝ ܒܘ ܡܰܙܠܐ ܕܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ ܠܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ.	4.
5.	U Simon mḥaḏarle taḥrazto lu mazlo.			ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ ܡܚܰܕ݂ܰܪܠܶܗ ܬܰܚܪܰܙܬܐ ܠܘ ܡܰܙܠܐ.	5.
6.	I ṭayasto gëd fayro l Marde.			ܐܝ ܛܰܝܰܣܬܐ ܓܷܕ ܦܰܝܪܐ ܠܡܰܪܕܶܐ.	6.
7.	U Simon gëd soyam fëlim b Ṭurcabdin.			ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ ܓܷܕ ܣܳܝܰܡ ܦܷܠܝܡ ܒܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ.	7.
8.	U Simon ġäläbe koroḥam d ëzze l Ṭurcabdin.			ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ ܓ݂ܱܠܱܒܶܐ ܟܳܪܳܚܰܡ ܕܐܷܙܙܶܗ ܠܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ.	8.