Saturday, August 4, 2007

Lesson 12: Get Up! ܩܲܡ (Imerative), To ܪܥܸܫ Become Aware(/To Wake Up) Past & Present Tense

VERB: TO GET UP/ TO STAND UP/ TO ARISE
ROOT:
qam (ܩܲܡ)
TENSE: IMPERATIVE

(1st person)
GET UP! - qu!

(2nd person)
STAND UP! - qum!

(3rd person)
ARISE! - qumu!

Note: For information on first person vs. second person vs. third person, see the article on Grammatical Person at Wikipedia

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VERB NAME: TO BECOME AWARE (& TO AWAKEN)
TENSE: PAST
ROOT: r'ish (ܪܥܸܫ)

Note: Similar to the verb qam (to get up/stand up), if you add min shintha or m-shintha to the end of this verb, the meaning changes to the verb 'to wake up'.

I became aware: r'ish-lee
I awoke: r'ish-lee min shintha

You (m) became aware: r'ish-lukh
You (f) awoke: r'ish-lakh m-shintha

He became aware: r'ish-lih
She awoke: r'ish-lah min shintha

We became aware: r'ish-lan
Ye/Y'all awoke: r'ish-lokhun m-shintha
They became aware: r'ish-lay

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VERB NAME: TO BECOME AWARE (& TO AWAKEN)
TENSE: PRESENT
ROOT: r'ish (ܪܥܸܫ)

I become aware: k-ra'shin
I awaken: k-ra'shin min shintha

You (m) become aware: k-ra'shit
You (f) become aware: k-ra'shat

He wakes up: k-ra'ish m-shintha
She becomes aware: k-ra'sha

We become aware: k-ra'shukh
Ye become aware: k-ra'shutun
They wake up: k-ra'shee min shintha

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