Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܛ ܘ ܣ (ṭ w s)
8 terms

Compare Hebrew טָס (tás).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tˤɑːʔesː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [tˤɑːjɪsː]

Verb edit

ܛܵܐܹܣ (ṭāˀēs) (present participle ܛܝܵܣܵܐ (ṭyāsā), past participle ܛܝܼܣܵܐ (ṭīsā))

  1. to fly (travel through the air on, or as, an airplane or the like, not by one's own power)
    ܒܸܬ ܛܵܝܣܲܚ ܠܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ ܒܝܲܪܚܵܐ ܕܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ.bit ṭāysaḥ l-nīnwē b-yarḥā d-āṯē.We will fly out to Nineveh next month.
    ܟܹܐ ܡܲܓܪܸܫ ܠܝܼ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ ܛܵܝܣܹܢ ܠܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܘܼܟ݂.kē magriš lī šāˁē ṭāysēn l-mḏītūḵ.It takes me hours to fly to your city.
  2. to fly around

Usage notes edit

  • This verb is used for flying not by one’s own power (e.g. as on an airplane or the like). To fly by one’s own power (e.g. as a bird), ܦܵܪܹܚ (pārēḥ) is used instead.

Conjugation edit

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