ܓܪܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܪ ܫ (g r š)
4 terms

Compare Hebrew גֵּרֵשׁ (gerésh).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡaːreʃː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒaːrɪʃː]

Verb

ܓܵܪܹܫ • (gārēš) (present participle ܓܪܵܫܵܐ (grāšā), past participle ܓܪܝܼܫܵܐ (grīšā))

1. (transitive) to pull, pull out, draw

   Synonym: ܓܵܪܹܪ (gārēr)

   ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܚܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܵܠܘܿܝܵܐ. ― grīš lī ḥaḇlā min dālōyā. ― I pulled the rope from the pump.

   ܓܪܘܿܫ ܠܹܗ ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ ܘܝܬܘܿܒ݂. ― grōš lēh kursyā w-ytōḇ. ― Pull out the chair and sit down.

   • Mark 2:21:

     ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܚܵܐܹܛ ܥܵܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܒܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ؛ ܘܐܸܢ ܠܵܐ، ܒܸܬ ܓܵܪܫܵܐ ܥܵܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܬܵܐ، ܘܒܸܬ ܙܵܐܹܕ݂ ܦܸܪܛܵܐ.

     nāšā lē ḥāˀēṭ ˁārāytā ḥadtā ˁal lḇīštā blīṯā; w-in lā, bit gāršā ˁārāytā min lḇīštā, w-bit zāˀēḏ pirṭā.

     No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on old clothes; or else, the new piece will pull from the old, and the tear will increase.

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

   Synonyms: ܡܵܬ݂ܹܚ (māṯēḥ), ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ (kāṯēr), ܦܵܐܹܫ (pāˀēš), ܫܵܩܹܠ (šāqēl)

   ܠܹܐ ܓܵܪܫܹܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܒܥܸܕܵܢܘܼܟ݂. ― lē gāršēn rābā b-ˁiddānūḵ. ― I won’t take up a lot of your time.

   ܥܝܵܕ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܟܹܐ ܓܵܪܫܝܼ ܬܠܵܬ݂ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܲܠܡܸܢ ܠܹܗ. ― ˁyāḏāˀīṯ kē gāršī tlāṯ šāˁē d-šalmin lēh. ― Usually they take three hours to finish it.

3. (transitive) to take a photo, film, fingerprints

   Synonym: ܫܵܩܹܠ (šāqēl)

   ܓܪܘܿܫ ܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܕܗܵܢܵܐ ܛܘܼܪܵܐ. ― grōš ṣurtā d-hānā ṭūrā. ― Take a picture of this mountain.

   ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܵܐ؟ ― īman grīš lūḵ hānā zulḥizwā? ― When did you take this video?

4. (transitive) to smoke a cigarette, hookah, etc.

   Synonyms: ܕܲܚܸܢ (daḥḥin), ܫܵܬܹܐ (šātē)

   ܡܘܼܠܗܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܟ̰ܝܼܓܵܪܵܐ ܘܓܪܝܼܫܵܗ̇ ܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܟܠܝܵܐ. ― mulhē lēh čīgārā w-grīšāh lēh gāw bēṯ maklyā. ― He lit a cigarette and smoked it in the carpark.

5. (transitive) to join a dance

   Synonyms: ܥܵܪܹܐ (ˁārē), ܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ (dāḇēq)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܓܵܪܹܫ (gārēš)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ (grīš lī)	ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (grīš lūḵ)	ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ (grīš lēh)	ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܲܢ (grīš lan)	ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (grīš lāwḵōn)	ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ (grīš lhōn)
	f		ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (grīš lāḵ)	ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ (grīš lāh)
non-past	m	ܓܵܪܫܹܢ (gāršēn)	ܓܵܪܫܹܬ (gāršēt)	ܓܵܪܹܫ (gārēš)	ܓܵܪܫܲܚ (gāršaḥ)	ܓܵܪܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ (gāršītōn)	ܓܵܪܫܝܼ (gāršī)
	f	ܓܵܪܫܵܢ (gāršān)	ܓܵܪܫܵܬܝ (gāršāt)	ܓܵܪܫܵܐ (gāršā)
imperative	m		ܓܪܘܿܫ (grōš)			ܓܪܘܿܫܘܼܢ (grōšūn)
	f		ܓܪܘܿܫܝ (grōš)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܓܪܸܫ (magriš, “to cause to pull, to prolong”)
• ܓܲܪܓܸܫ (gargiš, “to drag”)