ܩܝܡ ܐܙܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܩܵܝܹܡ (qāyēm) +‎ ܐܵܙܹܠ (āzēl), literally “to get up to go”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːjemː‿ʔɑːzelː]

Verb

ܩܵܝܹܡ ܐܵܙܹܠ • (qāyēm āzēl) (present participle ܩܝܵܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ (qyāmā zālā), past participle ܩܝܼܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠܵܐ (qīmā zīlā))

1. (slang) to do something impulsively

   ܠܵܐ ܩܵܝܡܹܬ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܬ ܙܵܒ݂ܢܹܬ ܠܹܗ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܢܲܣܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ.

   lā qāymēt āzēt zāḇnēt lēh, illā nassē lēh qammāytā.

   Don’t just buy it, but try it first.