ܫܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Possibly related to Classical Syriac ܐܫܕ (“to pour”) or Classical Syriac ܫܕܐ (“to throw”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaːjeːt.]

Verb

ܫܵܝܹܬ • (šāyēt) (present participle ܫܝܵܬܵܐ (šyātā), past participle ܫܝܼܬܵܐ (šītā))

1. to throw
2. to play a card
3. (with ܒܪܹܝܫܵܐ (“on the head”)) to blame

   ܟܸܡ ܫܵܝܬܝܼܢ݇ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܪܹܝܫܝܼ

   kim šāytī lāh brēšī

   They blamed me.

   (literally, “They threw it on my head.”)

4. (with ܒܪܹܝܫܵܐ (“on the head”)) to neglect duties and work on

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܫܵܐܹܬ (šāˀēt)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܫܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ (šīt lī)	ܫܝܼܬ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (šīt lūḵ)	ܫܝܼܬ ܠܹܗ (šīt lēh)	ܫܝܼܬ ܠܲܢ (šīt lan)	ܫܝܼܬ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šīt lāwḵōn)	ܫܝܼܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ (šīt lhōn)
	f		ܫܝܼܬ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šīt lāḵ)	ܫܝܼܬ ܠܵܗ̇ (šīt lāh)
non-past	m	ܫܵܝܬܹܢ (šāytēn)	ܫܵܝܬܹܬ (šāytēt)	ܫܵܐܹܬ (šāˀēt)	ܫܵܝܬܲܚ (šāytaḥ)	ܫܵܝܬܝܼܬܘܿܢ (šāytītōn)	ܫܵܝܬܝܼ (šāytī)
	f	ܫܵܝܬܵܢ (šāytān)	ܫܵܝܬܵܬܝ (šāytāt)	ܫܵܝܬܵܐ (šāytā)
imperative	m		ܫܘܼܬ (šūt)			ܫܘܼܬܘܿܢ (šūtōn)
	f		ܫܘܼܬܝ (šūt)