ܚܪܛ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܪ ܛ (ḥ r ṭ)
3 terms

From Aramaic חֲרַט (ḥăraṭ, “to cut in, incise, scratch deeply”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɑːretˤː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xaːrɪtˤ]

Verb

ܚܵܪܹܛ • (ḥārēṭ) (present participle ܚܪܵܛܵܐ (ḥrāṭā), past participle ܚܪܝܼܛܵܐ (ḥrīṭā))

1. to cut in, incise
2. to scratch, tally, tick a box in a form

   ܚܪܘܿܛ ܒܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ ܕܫܵܘܹܐ ܠܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐ.

   ḥrōṭ b-ṣandūqā d-šāwē l-pūnāyā trīṣā.

   Put a check mark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.

3. to zip up (with a zipper)

   ܚܪܘܿܛ ܟ̰ܵܟܹܝܬܘܿܟ݂ ― ḥrōṭ čākētōḵ ― Zip up your jacket

4. to tuck in (part of an article of clothing)
5. to close curtains or drapes
6. to roll up sleeves or pants

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܚܵܪܹܛ (ḥārēṭ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܚܪܝܼܛ ܠܝܼ (ḥrīṭ lī)	ܚܪܝܼܛ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ḥrīṭ lūḵ)	ܚܪܝܼܛ ܠܹܗ (ḥrīṭ lēh)	ܚܪܝܼܛ ܠܲܢ (ḥrīṭ lan)	ܚܪܝܼܛ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥrīṭ lāwḵōn)	ܚܪܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ḥrīṭ lhōn)
	f		ܚܪܝܼܛ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥrīṭ lāḵ)	ܚܪܝܼܛ ܠܵܗ̇ (ḥrīṭ lāh)
non-past	m	ܚܵܪܛܹܢ (ḥārṭēn)	ܚܵܪܛܹܬ (ḥārṭēt)	ܚܵܪܹܛ (ḥārēṭ)	ܚܵܪܛܲܚ (ḥārṭaḥ)	ܚܵܪܛܝܼܬܘܿܢ (ḥārṭītōn)	ܚܵܪܛܝܼ (ḥārṭī)
	f	ܚܵܪܛܵܢ (ḥārṭān)	ܚܵܪܛܵܬܝ (ḥārṭāt)	ܚܵܪܛܵܐ (ḥārṭā)
imperative	m		ܚܪܘܿܛ (ḥrōṭ)			ܚܪܘܿܛܘܼܢ (ḥrōṭūn)
	f		ܚܪܘܿܛܝ (ḥrōṭ)

Derived terms

• ܡܚܲܪܡܸܛ (mḥarmiṭ, “to scratch”)