ܓܪܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܪ ܥ (g r ˁ)
2 terms

From Aramaic גְּרַע (gəraʿ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːreʕː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɡaːreʔ]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑr.reʔ]

Verb

ܓܵܪܹܥ • (gārēˁ) (present participle ܓܪܵܥܵܐ (grāˁā), past participle ܓܪܝܼܥܵܐ (grīˁā))

1. (transitive) to shear
2. (transitive) to clip, crop
3. (transitive) to shave (facial hair)
4. (transitive) to give a haircut, procure a haircut see usage notes
5. to trim, cut trees or shrubs

Usage notes

(to give a haircut, procure a haircut) This is not simply used for trimming or cutting a section or sections of hair off, with which ܩܵܐܸܨ (qāˀiṣ) would be used, but rather, shaving the hair using hair clippers (not necessarily fully). Thus, this is almost used exclusively for men, as women tend to only trim or cut sections of hair, and not use hair clippers or shave off any hair.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܓܵܪܹܥ (gārēˁ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܓܪܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ (grīˁ lī)	ܓܪܝܼܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (grīˁ lūḵ)	ܓܪܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ (grīˁ lēh)	ܓܪܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ (grīˁ lan)	ܓܪܝܼܥ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (grīˁ lāwḵōn)	ܓܪܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ (grīˁ lhōn)
	f		ܓܪܝܼܥ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (grīˁ lāḵ)	ܓܪܝܼܥ ܠܵܗ̇ (grīˁ lāh)
non-past	m	ܓܵܪܥܹܢ (gārˁēn)	ܓܵܪܥܹܬ (gārˁēt)	ܓܵܪܹܥ (gārēˁ)	ܓܵܪܲܚ (gāraḥ)	ܓܵܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (gārītōn)	ܓܵܪܝܼ (gārī)
	f	ܓܵܪܥܵܢ (gārˁān)	ܓܵܪܥܵܬܝ (gārˁāt)	ܓܵܪܥܵܐ (gārˁā)
imperative	m		ܓܪܹܥ (grēˁ)			ܓܪܹܥܡܘܼܢ (grēˁmūn)
	f		ܓܪܹܥܝ (grēˁ)