ܡܓܪܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܪ ܫ (g r š)
4 terms

Causitive stem of the verb ܓܵܪܹܫ (gārēš, “to pull”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maɡ.rɪʃ.]

Verb

ܡܲܓܪܸܫ • (magriš) (present participle ܡܲܓܪܘܼܫܹܐ (magrūšē), past participle ܡܘܼܓܪܫܵܐ (mugršā))

1. (transitive) to prolong, protract, extend

   Synonyms: ܡܲܪܝܸܟ݂ (maryiḵ), ܡܲܡܬܸܚ (mamtiḥ), ܡܢܲܓܸܪ (mnaggir)

   ܛܘܼܪܛܵܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܓܪܸܫ ܟܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ. ― ṭurṭāmā kē magriš kēḇā. ― Complaining prolongs pain.

   ܒܲܣܵܐ ܡܲܓܪܸܫ ܓܘܼܪܵܡܘܼܟ݂! ― bassā magriš gūrāmūḵ! ― Stop prolonging your decision!

2. (transitive) to take, take up, last, expend an amount of time

   Synonyms: ܩܵܘܹܐ (qāwē), ܐܵܡܹܢ (āmēn), ܦܵܐܹܫ (pāˀēš)

   ܟܹܐ ܡܲܓܪܸܫ ܠܝܼ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܵܛܹܝܢ ܠܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ. ― kē magriš lī ˁisrīn daqīqē d-māṭēn l-šuḡlā. ― It takes me twenty minutes to get to work.

3. (transitive) to continue, to still do

   Synonyms: ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ (kāṯēr), ܡܥܲܪܩܸܠ (mˁarqil), ܡܚܲܡܣܸܢ (mḥamsin)

Usage notes

• (take time): This is a causative verb used for lasting or expending someone else’s time; for all other senses the verb ܓܵܪܹܫ (gārēš) is used instead.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܓܪܸܫ (magriš)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܓܪܸܫ ܠܝܼ (mugriš lī)	ܡܘܼܓܪܸܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mugriš lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܓܪܸܫ ܠܹܗ (mugriš lēh)	ܡܘܼܓܪܸܫ ܠܲܢ (mugriš lan)	ܡܘܼܓܪܸܫ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mugriš lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܓܪܸܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mugriš lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܓܪܸܫ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mugriš lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܓܪܸܫ ܠܵܗ̇ (mugriš lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܓܪܫܸܢ (magršin)	ܡܲܓܪܫܸܬ (magršit)	ܡܲܓܪܸܫ (magriš)	ܡܲܓܪܫܲܚ (magršaḥ)	ܡܲܓܪܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ (magršītōn)	ܡܲܓܪܫܝܼ (magršī)
	f	ܡܲܓܪܫܲܢ (magršan)	ܡܲܓܪܫܵܬܝ (magršāt)	ܡܲܓܪܫܵܐ (magršā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܓܪܸܫ (agriš)			ܐܲܓܪܫܘܼܢ (agršūn)
	f		ܐܲܓܪܸܫܝ (agriš)