Exercises II

3. Develop correct sentences with the following words.

1.	ëšne - yo - u Simon - tmonacsar	ܐܷܫܢܶܐ ܇ ܝܐ ܇ ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ ܇ ܬܡܳܢܰܥܣܰܪ	.1
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2.	azze - das Suryoye - lu ḥuḏro - u Simon	ܐܰܙܙܶܗ ܇ ܕܰܣ ܣܘܪܝܳܝܶܐ ܇ ܠܘ ܚܘܕ݂ܪܐ ܇ ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ	.2
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3.	warqo - cal u tarco - këtwa	ܘܰܪܩܐ ܇ ܥܰܠ ‌ܐܘ ܬܰܪܥܐ ܇ ܟܷܬܘܰܐ	.3
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4.	qrele - i mawḏconuṯo - u Simon	ܩܪܶܠܶܗ ܇ ܐܝ ܡܰܘܕ݂ܥܳܢܘܬ݂ܐ ܇ ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ	.4
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5.	bdele - šwole - dë mšayal - u Simon	ܒܕܶܠܶܗ ܇ ܫܘܳܠܶܐ ܇ ܕܷܡܫܰܝܰܠ ܇ ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ	.5
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6.	mḥaḏarla - taḥrazto - i sicto - catërto	ܡܚܰܕ݂ܰܪܠܰܗ ܇ ܬܰܚܪܰܙܬܐ ܇ ܐܝ ܣܝܥܬܐ ܇ ܥܰܬܷܪܬܐ	.6
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7.	aṯro - das Suryoye - Ṭurcabdin - yo	ܐܰܬ݂ܪܐ ܇ ܕܰܣ ܣܘܪܝܳܝܶܐ ܇ ܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ ܇ ܝܐ	.7
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4. Choose the correct expression?

U Simon u … di Saro w du Aday yo.	ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ ܐܘ .... ܕܝ ܣܰܪܐ ܘܕܘ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܝܐ.
abro	ܐܰܒܪܐ
barṯo	ܒܰܪܬ݂ܐ
aḥuno	ܐܰܚܘܢܐ
U Simon … i mawḏconuṯo.	ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ .... ܐܝ ܡܰܘܕ݂ܥܳܢܘܬ݂ܐ.
šafëc	ܫܰܦܷܥ
qrele	ܩܪܶܠܶܗ
mšayele	ܡܫܰܝܶܠܶܗ
U ḥuḏro … mazlo l Ṭurcabdin.	ܐܘ ܚܘܕ݂ܪܐ .... ܡܰܙܠܐ ܠܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ.
ḥzele	ܚܙܶܠܶܗ
mḥaḏarle	ܡܚܰܕ݂ܰܪܠܶܗ
mšayele	ܡܫܰܝܶܠܶܗ
Ṭurcabdin … yo.	ܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ .... ܝܐ.
mḏito	ܡܕ݂ܝܬܐ
qriṯo	ܩܪܝܬ݂ܐ
aṯro	ܐܰܬܪ݂ܐ
U Simon … d ëzze l Ṭurcabdin.	ܐܘ ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ .... ܕܐܷܙܙܶܗ ܠܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ.
koroḥam	ܟܳܪܳܚܰܡ
komqadam	ܟܳܡܩܰܕܰܡ
soyam	ܟܳܣܳܝܰܡ
An nacime … b Holanda.	ܐܰܢ ܢܰܥܝܡܶܐ .... ܒܗܳܠܰܢܕܰܐ.
lhiqoye ne	ܠܗܝܩܳܝܶܐ ܢܶܐ
azzën w aṯën	ܐܰܙܙܷܢ ܘܐܰܬ݂ܷܢ
yariwi w qralle	ܝܰܪܝܘܝ ܘܩܪܰܠܠܶܗ
I emo w u babo … ne	ܐܝ ܐܶܡܐ ܘܐܘ ܒܰܒܐ .... ܢܶܐ.
taḥrazto	ܬܰܚܪܰܙܬܐ
fṣiḥoye	ܦܨܝܚܳܝܶܐ
mazlo	ܡܰܙܠܐ

5. Listen to this conversation between Simon and Afrem.

U Simon dacër me Ṭurcabdin

Simon has returned from Turabdin

ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ ܕܰܥܷܪ ܡܶܐ ܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ

Afrem: Simon, ema dacirat me Ṭurcabdin?	Afrem: Simon, when did you return from Turabdin?	ܐܰܦܪܶܡ: ܣܝܡܳܢ، ܐܶܡܰܐ ܕܰܥܝܪܰܬ ܡܶܐ ܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ؟
Simon: Bramšël dacërno.	Simon: I returned last evening.	ܣܝܡܳܢ: ܒܪܰܡܫܷܠ ܕܰܥܷܪܢܐ.
Afrem: Aydarbo šafëc u mazlo d Ṭurcabdin?	Afrem: How did your travel to Turabdin go?	ܐܰܦܪܶܡ: ܐܰܝܕܰܪܒܐ ܫܰܦܷܥ ܐܘ ܡܰܙܠܐ ܕܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ؟
Simon: Ġäläbe basimo wa.	Simon: It was very nice.	ܣܝܡܳܢ: ܓ݂ܱܠܱܒܶܐ ܒܰܣܝܡܐ ܘܰܐ.
Afrem: Mën ḥzalxu, mën sëmxu?	Afrem: What did you see, what did you do?	ܐܰܦܪܶܡ: ܡܷܢ ܚܙܰܠܟ݂ܘ، ܡܷܢ ܣܷܡܟ݂ܘ؟
Simon: Ḥzelan dëkoṯe ġäläbe šafire.	Simon: We saw very nice places.	ܣܝܡܳܢ: ܚܙܶܠܰܢ ܕܷܟܳܬ݂ܶܐ ܓ݂ܱܠܱܒܶܐ ܫܰܦܝܪܶܐ.
Afrem: Maḥki ëšmo.	Afrem: Tell me a bit more.	ܐܰܦܪܶܡ: ܡܰܚܟܝ ܐܷܫܡܐ.
Simon: Tux ḥzay aṣ ṣërtoṯe. Haṯe i mḏito d Marde yo. Haṯe i dayro du Zacfäran yo, d këtyo qaruto l Marde.	Simon: Come and have a look at the pictures. This is the city of Mardin. This is the Zaafaran Monastery which is close to Mardin.	ܣܝܡܳܢ: ܬܘܟ݂ ܚܙܰܝ ܐܰܨ ܨܷܪܬܳܬ݂ܶܐ. ܗܰܬ݂ܶܐ ܐܝ ܡܕ݂ܝܬܐ ܕܡܰܪܕܶܐ ܝܐ. ܗܰܬ݂ܶܐ ܐܝ ܕܰܝܪܐ ܕܘ ܙܰܥܦܱܪܰܐܢ ܝܐ، ܕܟܷܬܝܐ ܩܰܪܘܬܐ ܠܡܰܪܕܶܐ.
Afrem: B Ṭurcabdin mën sëmxu?	Afrem: What did you do in Turabdin?	ܐܰܦܪܶܡ: ܒܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ ܡܷܢ ܣܷܡܟ݂ܘ؟
Simon: Kul yawmo nuḥtiwayna l Mëḏyaḏ d këmmila “u lebo d Ṭurcabdin”. Me tamo zayriwayna ad dayre, aq qëryawoṯe w ad dëkoṯe maxtabzabnoye, xud Ḥasno d Kifo, Nṣiwën, Dara w ḥrene.	Simon: Every day we went down to Midyat, which is called „the Heart of Turabdin“. From there we visited the monasteries, the villages and historical places such as Hasankeyf, Nusaybin, Dara and others.	ܣܝܡܳܢ: ܟܘܠ ܝܰܘܡܐ ܢܘܚܬܝܘܰܝܢܰܐ ܠܡܷܕ݂ܝܰܕ݂ ܕܟܷܐܡܡܝܠܰܗ ܐܘ ܠܶܒܐ ܕܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ. ܡܶܐ ܬܰܡܐ ܙܰܝܪܝܘܰܝܢܰܐ ܐܰܕ ܕܰܝܪܶܐ، ܐܰܩ ܩܷܪܝܰܘܳܬ݂ܶܐ ܘܐܰܕ ܕܷܟܳܬ݂ܶܐ ܡܰܟ݂ܬܰܒܙܰܒܢܳܝܶܐ.، ܟ݂ܘܕ ܚܰܣܢܐ ܕܟܝܦܐ، ܢܨܝܘܷܢ، ܕܰܪܰܐ ܘܚܪܶܢܶܐ.
Afrem: Ayko fayšituwa b lalyo?	Afrem: Where did you stay?	ܐܰܦܪܶܡ: ܐܰܝܟܐ ܦܰܝܫܝܬܘܘܰܐ ܒܠܰܠܝܐ؟
Simon: Kul caṣriye ducriwayna li dayro d Mor Gabriyel.	Simon: Every evening we returned to Mor Gabriel Monastery.	ܣܝܡܳܢ: ܟܘܠ ܥܰܨܪܝܝܶܐ ܕܘܥܪܝܘܰܝܢܰܐ ܠܝ ܕܰܝܪܐ ܕܡܳܪܝ ܓܰܒܪܝـܝܶܠ.
Afrem: Šafiro, ono ste kobacno ëzzi l Turcabdin. Ṭawwo yo ḥa d ḥoze u aṯro w i marduṯo du camayḏe.	Afrem: Nice, I would like to go to Turabdin too. It is good to see the homeland and culture of your people.	ܐܰܦܪܶܡ: ܫܰܦܝܪܐ، ܐܳܢܐ ܣܬܶܐ ܟܳܐܒܰܥܢܐ ܐܷܙܙܝ ܠܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ. ܛܰܘܘܐ ܝܐ ܚܰܐ ܕܚܳܙܶܐ ܐܘ ܐܰܬ݂ܪܐ ܘܐܝ ܡܰܪܕܘܬ݂ܐ ܕܘ ܥܰܡܰܝܕ݂ܶܗ.
Simon: Hawxa yo. Ono ġäläbe fṣëḥno d azzi.	Simon: That is right. I am really glad I went.	ܣܝܡܳܢ: ܗܰܘܟ݂ܰܐ ܝܐ. ܐܳܢܐ ܓ݂ܱܠܱܒܶܐ ܦܨܷܚܢܐ ܕܐܰܙܙܝ.

6. Find the meaning of these words.

bramšël	yesterday evening	ܒܪܰܡܫܷܠ
mazlo	to go (inf.), Here: travel	ܡܰܙܠܐ
basimo	nice (m.), good (m.)	ܒܰܣܝܡܐ
dëkoṯe	places	ܕܷܟܳܬ݂ܶܐ
šafire	nice (pl.)	ܫܰܦܝܪܶܐ
maḥki ëšmo	tell a little bit (more)!	ܡܰܚܟܝ ܐܷܫܡܐ
ṣërtoṯe	pictures	ܨܷܪܬܳܬ݂ܶܐ
mḏito	town, city	ܡܕ݂ܝܬܐ
dayro (f.)	monastery	ܕܰܝܪܐ (ܐܬ݂)
qaruto	close (f.)	ܩܰܪܘܬܐ
me tamo	from there	ܡܶܐ ܬܰܡܐ
qëryawoṯe	villages	ܩܷܪܝܰܘܳܬ݂ܶܐ
maxtabzabnoye	historical (pl.)	ܡܰܟ݂ܬܰܒܙܰܒܢܳܝܶܐ
aṯro	homeland, country	ܐܰܬ݂ܪܐ
marduṯo	culture	ܡܰܪܕܘܬ݂ܐ
u camayḏe	his people	ܐܘ ܥܰܡܰܝܕ݂ܶܗ

7. Find the answers in the conversation.

1.	Ema dacër u Simon me Ṭurcabdin?	1.	When did Simon return from Turabdin?	ܐܶܡܰܐ ܕܰܥܷܪ ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ ܡܶܐ ܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ؟	.1
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2.	L ayna mḏito qaruto yo i dayro du Zacfäran?	2.	Close to which town is the Zaafaran monastery?	ܠܐܰܝܢܰܐ ܡܕ݂ܝܬܐ ܩܰܪܘܬܐ ܝܐ ܐܝ ܕܰܝܪܐ ܕܘ ܙܰܥܦܱܪܰܐܢ؟	.2
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3.	Ayko konëflo Mëḏyaḏ?	3.	Where is Midyat located?	ܐܰܝܟܐ ܟܳܢܷܦܠܐ ܡܷܕ݂ܝܰܕ݂؟	.3
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4.	Mar ëšme d tarte dëkoṯe maxtabzabnoye b Ṭurcabdin.	4.	Give two historical place names in Turabdin.	ܡܰܪ ܐܷܫܡܶܗ ܕܬܰܪܬܶܐ ܕܷܟܳܬ݂ܶܐ ܡܰܟ݂ܬܰܒܙܰܒܢܳܝܶܐ ܒܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ.	.4
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5.	Ayna dëkoṯe zërle u Simon b Ṭurcabdin?	5.	Which places did Simon visit in Turabdin?	ܐܰܝܢܰܐ ܕܷܟܳܬ݂ܶܐ ܙܷܪܠܶܗ ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ ܒܛܘܪܥܰܒܕܝܢ؟	.5
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6.	Ayko foyašwa u Simon b lalyo?	6.	Where did Simon stay?	ܐܰܝܟܐ ܦܳܝܰܫܘܰܐ ܐܘ ܣܝܡܳܢ ܒܠܰܠܝܐ؟	.6
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7.	Mën mërle u Afrem bi ḥarayto du mamlo?	7.	What did Afrem say at the end of his conversation?	ܡܷܢ ܡܷܪܠܶܗ ܐܘ ܐܰܦܪܶܡ ܒܝ ܚܰܪܰܝܬܐ ܕܘ ܡܰܡܠܐ؟	.7
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8. Form correct words from these letters.

ḏ a m o c	...	ܡܳـ ܥ ܕ݂ܰ
a ṯ m o y	...	ܡܰـ ܝ ܬ݂ ܐ
l i h q o o y	...	ܠـ ܩܳـ ܝ ܗ ܝ ܐ
z m a l o	...	ܙ ܡܰـ ܠـ ܐ
m a w c o ḏ n u ṯ o	...	ܡܰـ ܘ ܢـ ܥܳـ ܕ݂ ܘ ܬ݂ ܐ
š o o l w	...	ܘܳ ܫ ܠ ܐ
m a x z a b t a b n o y e	...	ܡܰـ ܒـ ܬܰ ܟ݂ـ ܙܰ ܒ ܢܳـ ܝܶـ ܐ
ḥ ḏ r o u	...	ܚ ܪ ܕ݂ ܘ ܐ
q ë y r a o w ṯ e	...	ܩܷ ܘܳ ܝܰ ܪ ܬ݂ܶ ܐ
ḏ m i ṯ o n e	...	ܡـ ܢܳـ ܝ ܕ݂ ܬ݂ܶ ܐ
ṣ ë t r o e ṯ	...	ܨܷ ܪ ܬ݂ܶ ܬܳ ܐ
Ṭ u c r a b i d n	...	ܛ ܝـ ܪ ܥܰـ ܒ ܕ ܘ ܢ
a r ṯ o	...	ܪ ܐܰ ܬ݂ ܐ
ḥ e o ḏ r o	...	ܪ ܚܶ ܕ݂ܳ ܐ
c i s t o	...	ܣ ܬ ܥـ ܝـ ܐ
ḥ a t z r a t o	...	ܬܰ ܬ ܪܰ ܙ ܚـ ܐ
m ṭ b a y o ṯ n i o	...	ܡـ ܛܰ ܒܳ ܝ ܢـ ܬ݂ ܐ ܝ
o n o ṭ l b ë	...	ܒܷ ܢـ ܠܳـ ܛـ ܐ
ṭ a y q o	...	ܛ ܩܰ ܝ ܐ