ܓܪܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew גָּרַם (garám, “to cause”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːremː]

Verb

ܓܵܪܹܡ • (gārēm) (present participle ܓܪܵܡܵܐ (grāmā), past participle ܓܪܝܼܡܵܐ (grīmā))

1. to decide, resolve

   Synonyms: ܣܵܐܹܡ ܠܸܒܹܗ (sāˀēm libbēh), ܩܵܛܹܥ (qāṭēˁ)

   ܩܵܐ ܕܡܚܲܡܲܚ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈، ܓܪܝܼܡ ܠܲܢ ܕܠܵܐ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܠܟܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ.

   qā d-mḥammaḥ nafšāṯan, grīm lan d-lā āzaḥ l-kinšē rabbē b-yāwmā d-ˁēḏā.

   So as to protect ourselves, we decided not to go to large crowds on Christmas Day.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܓܵܪܹܡ (gārēm)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܓܪܝܼܡ ܠܝܼ (grīm lī)	ܓܪܝܼܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (grīm lūḵ)	ܓܪܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ (grīm lēh)	ܓܪܝܼܡ ܠܲܢ (grīm lan)	ܓܪܝܼܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (grīm lāwḵōn)	ܓܪܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ (grīm lhōn)
	f		ܓܪܝܼܡ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (grīm lāḵ)	ܓܪܝܼܡ ܠܵܗ̇ (grīm lāh)
non-past	m	ܓܵܪܡܹܢ (gārmēn)	ܓܵܪܡܹܬ (gārmēt)	ܓܵܪܹܡ (gārēm)	ܓܵܪܡܲܚ (gārmaḥ)	ܓܵܪܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (gārmītōn)	ܓܵܪܡܝܼ (gārmī)
	f	ܓܵܪܡܵܢ (gārmān)	ܓܵܪܡܵܬܝ (gārmāt)	ܓܵܪܡܵܐ (gārmā)
imperative	m		ܓܪܘܿܡ (grōm)			ܓܪܘܿܡܘܼܢ (grōmūn)
	f		ܓܪܘܿܡܝ (grōm)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡərɪm.]

Noun

ܓܪܸܡ • (grim) m sg (plural ܓܲܪ̈ܡܲܝ (garmay))

1. singular construct state of ܓܲܪܡܵܐ (garmā, “bone”)