ܬܪܓܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܪ ܓ ܡ (t r g m)
2 terms

Compare Arabic تَرْجَمَ (tarjama) and Hebrew תִּרְגֵּם (tirgém).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tar.ɡəmː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [tar.d͡ʒəmː]

Verb

ܬܲܪܓܸܡ (targim) (present participle ܬܲܪܓܘܼܡܹܐ (targumē), past participle ܬܘܼܪܓܸܡܵܐ (turgimmā))

  1. to translate (express the sense of words or text in another language)
    ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܬܲܪܓܸܡ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܸܢܓܠܝܼܣܝܼܬ ܠܐܵܫܘܿܪܝܼܬ.
    šḇāḇī kē targim ktāḇē min inglisīt l-āšorit.
    My neighbour translates books from English to Assyrian.
  2. to interpret (express orally or in sign language the words of a person speaking a different language in real-time)
    ܗ̇ܘ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܚܲܪܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܬܲܪܓܸܡܸܬ ܩܵܬܲܢ ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂؟
    awa gaḇrā ḥaršā ìlēh, māṣēt targimmit qātan in bāsmā luḵ?
    This man is mute, can you please interpret for us?

Conjugation

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