Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܣ ܠ ܩ (s l q)
5 terms

From a variant of Aramaic סְלַק (səlaq). The diminishing of /l/ is already viewed in Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːseqː]

Verb edit

ܐܵܣܹܩ (āsēq) (present participle ܐ݇ܣܵܩܵܐ (sāqā), past participle ܐ݇ܣܝܼܩܵܐ (sīqā))

  1. to ascend, go up
    ܐܵܣܩܹܬ ܠܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܹܐ ܘܦܵܬ݂ܠܹܬ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂.āsqēt l-darḡē w-pāṯlēt yamīnāˀīṯ.You go up the stairs and take a right.
    ܡܣܲܠܩܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܣܹܩ ܗܲܠ ܡܸܕ݂ܝܵܪܵܐ ܚܡܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ.msalqānā kē āsēq hal miḏyārā ḥmīšāyā.The lift ascends to the fifth floor.
  2. to rise, increase
    ܡܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ݂ ܚܲܣܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ.mūzē sīqē ìnā min ˁillaṯ ḥasīrūṯā.Bananas have gone up because of a shortage.
    ܚܵܙܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ.ḥāzyānē sīq lhōn timmāl b-laylē.The views went up last night.
  3. to cost
    ܟܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܣܩܝܼ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ؟kmā kē āsqī hālēn?How much do these cost?
    ܩܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܐܵܣܩܵܐ ܠܲܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ!qāwmā d-hāḏē āsqā lan rābā!This may cost us a lot!
  4. to get in, board, embark (into a vehicle)
    ܝܲܐܠܵܗ ܐܣܘܿܩܝ ܓܵܘ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ!yallāh sōq gāw raddāytā!Hurry up and get into the car!
    ܒܹܐ݇ܣܵܩܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܓܵܘ ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ.bēsāqā ìwaḥ gāw ṭayyāstā.We’re boarding the plane now.
  5. (computing) be uploaded
    ܐܸܫܛܵܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇išṭārā sīq lēh b-šēttā dˁḇīrāhThe document was uploaded last year. (literally, “The file went up”)

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Preposition edit

ܐܵܣܹܩ (āsēq)

  1. above, beyond, over
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ ܦܠܵܚܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ ܘܐܵܣܹܩīṯ lī plāḥā ḥaḇšabbā w-āsēqI have to work Monday and beyond.
    ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܪ ܚܲܡܸܫ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܐܵܣܹܩ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܗܘܿܢ ܡܸܬ݂ܟܲܬ݂ܒ݂ܝܼܢ݇ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ
    min bar ḥammiš šinnē w-āsēq īṯ bhōn miṯkaṯḇī b-hānā bēṯ yulpānā
    Five year olds and above may be enrolled in this academy.
    ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܒܲܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܘܐܵܣܹܩ ܐܵܠܨܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܠܸܒܢܵܝܵܐ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ
    arbˁā bannāyē w-āsēq ālṣāyē ìnā libnāyā hānā baytā
    Four builders and above are necessary to build this house.