ܟܠܐ

From Aramaic כְּלָא (kəlāʾ); cognate to Hebrew כָּלָה (kalá, “to be finished, to have run out”)

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ܟܵܠܹܐ • (kālē)

1. (intransitive) to stop, come to a stop, to come to a standstill

   ܟܠܝܼ (klī, “halt!, stop!, whoa!”)

   ܟܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܠܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܹ̈ܐ ܣܡܘܿܩܹ̈ܐ.

   klē lī l-nīšanqē smōqē.

   I stopped at the red traffic lights.

   ܫܓ݂ܘܼܫܝܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܟܵܠܝܼ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ.

   šḡušyē bit kālī īman d-šurṭā ˁāḇēr.

   The riots will stop when police moved in.

2. (intransitive) to stand, to be standing still

   ܟܸܠܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܦܲܐܬܵܐ ܕܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ.

   kilyā ìwen qam paˀtā d-dikkānā.

   I'm standing at the front of the shop.

   ܟܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܩܵܐ ܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܝܲܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܸܣܦܵܪܵܐ ܩܵܬܘܼܟ݂ ܒܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ.

   klē lī qā mitḥā yarīḵā bispārā qātūḵ b-ˁālōlā.

   I stood for a long time waiting for you in the street.

   ܟܹܐ ܟܵܠܲܚ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܫܘܼܥܡܵܪܵܐ ܘܟܵܒ݂ܘܿܫܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܐܲܪ̈ܥܵܬܲܢ.

   kē kālaḥ dalquḇl šuˁmārā w-kāḇōšūtā d-arˁātan.

   We stand against the colonisation and occupation of our land.

3. (intransitive) to stand up for

   ܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܟܵܠܹܝܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܹܒܝܼ.

   sīmā ìwet wā d-kālēt min gēbī.

   You were supposed to stand up for me.

• (stop): ܦܵܝܹܫ (pāyēš), ܒܵܛܹܠ (bāṭēl)
• (stand): ܩܵܝܹܡ (qāyēm), ܣܵܐܹܢ (sāˀēn)

• ܡܲܟܠܹܐ (maklē)