Amal/lexicon

alha bet dal eyin gamla ha ita kapu lam mem nun pe qupa ra samka shin ta wa yad

a

• abak (bak) - n - number; digit; quantity; amount
• abas (bas) - n- discussion, deliberation
• abhek (bah) - v - agree; consent; be willing

abhak - adv - on purpose, intentionally, willingly

• agi (giʔ) - n - tool, instrument
• ahul (hul) - n - case [grammar]
• alek (ʔal) - v - take; buy; fetch
• alyek (laj) - v - explain, elaborate, elucidate, rationalize, justify
• amak (mak) - n - hand
• amal (mal) - n - word; lexeme; morpheme
• amek (ʔam) - v - love; adore

amiya - n - love; romance; adoration

• amul (mul) - n - man; male
• ana (ʔan) - pro - I; me [1s]
• anyek (nay) - v - be false; wrong; incorrect
• apa (ʔap) - n - front, area in front of
• ara (ʔar) - n - time; moment; period
• arya (raj) - n - eye; iris

aryek - v - see; look; watch; witness; observe

• aspa (sap) - n - regret; remorse

aspek - v - regret; feel bad ~

• ashab (ʃab) - n - knowledge; understanding
• ashra (ʔaʃ) - v - wish for; desire; want

-ash - aff - desiderative mood [DES]

• ashrek (ʃar) - v - roast; cook over open flame
• awa (ʔaw) - n - way; manner; means

awela (ʔaw + laʔ) - det - by no means; not at all

• ayek (ʔaj) - v - have; possess; own

b

• baga (bag) - n - garden; lawn; yard

bagin - n - gardener; landscaper; farmer

bagra - v - garden; do yard work; plant flowers

• bahek (bah) - v - intend; be about to
• bakra (bak) - v - count; enumerate; number

bakim - n - numbers; amounts

• bara (buʔ + ʔar) - det - now; at this time
• barek (bar) - v - rain
• basra (bas) - v - discuss, talk about, deliberate
• bashra (baʃ) - v - be different; something else
• batra (bat) - v - fear; dread
• bisek (bis) - v - trust; rely on; have faith in; be confident in
• biya (bij) - n - area next to; area beside
• bushra (buʃ) - v - look for; search

d

• da (daʔ) - num - ten; 10

dehesh (daʔ + heʃ) - num - ten thousand; 10,000

dahil (daʔ + hil) - n - October

danihil (daʔ + niʔ + hil) - n - December

dawa (daʔ + waʔ) - num - eleven

dawahil (daʔ + waʔ + hil) - n - November

• dahalek (daʔ + hal) - v - enter; go into
• dahek (dah) - v - add; increase

daha - det - more

• dara (daʔ) - v - give; present; hand over; bestow
• debek (deb) - v - owe; ought to
• dehek (deh) - v - leave; allow; permit
• derek (der) - v - collect; gather; accumulate; pick; garner
• dinek (din) - v - rest; remain; keep; stay; be left over
• disi (dis) - n - angle; bend
• diyek (dij) - v - be normal; usual
• duyek (duj) - v - feel; be affected by; emote

duya - n - emotion; feeling

duyim - n - emotions

g

• ganek (gan) - v - earn; win; gain
• gani (gaʔ) + (niʔ) - v - twice; two times
• gapra (gap) - v - forgive; pardon

gapiya - n - forgiveness

• gawa (gaʔ) + (waʔ) - v - once; single
• gelek (gel) - v - come [back]; arrive
• girek (gir) - n - be excited; be enthusiastic

girha - adj - zealous; enthusiastic; fervent

girin - n - zealot; enthusiast

girya - n - zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; fervency

• giyek (gel) - v - wear; don

giyat [yi-] - n - item of clothing

• gulek (gul) - v - laugh; smile
• guna (gun) - n - day; 24 hours
• gurek (gur) - v - seem; appear

e

• edek (ʔed) - v - do; make; cause

-ed - aff - causative [CAUS]

• egesh (geʃ) - n - night; darkness
• ehak (hak) - adv - actually; indeed; truly; in fact
• elat (lat) - n - area below, area under
• emek (ʔem) - v - ask; question; inquire

-em - aff - interrogative [Q]

• empek (mep) - v - start; begin
• emwa (ʔem + waʔ) - num - first; primary
• eneb (neb) - n - name; title
• enes (nes) - n - thumb; big toe
• eprek (per) - v - wait (for); hope
• eqesh (ʔeʃ) - n - house; building; apartment
• eqin (ʔin) - n - person; individual
• eren (ren) - n - hour; 60 minnutes
• esbu (seb) - n - week; seven days
• eta (ʔet) - num - eight; 8 (or pu (puʔ))
• etahil (ʔet + hil) - n - August
• eyem (jem) - n - food; sustenance
• eyen (jen) - adv - again, anew, afresh

h

• ha (haʔ) - num - four; 4

hagun - n - Thursday

• habra (hab) - v - like; enjoy

habak - adj - enjoyable; likeable

habin - n - friend; companion

habiya - n - enjoyment

• hadra (had) - v - err; make mistake

hada - n - accident; unexpected event

• halek (hal) - v - walk; go; travel
• hampek (hamp) - v - cure; heal
• hapra (hap) - v - celebrate, rejoice, exult, revel in
• hara (haʔ) - v - be; exist (permanent)

See verb chart: hara

• hata (hat) - conj - so that; in order to/that
• hayek (haj) - v - to spice; add flavor

haya - n - spice; seasoning; flavor

hayak - adj - spicy; flavorful

• hegra (heg) - v - define; delineate

hega - n - definition; meaning

• hema (hem) - conj - both [X and Y]

• hesha (heʃ) - num - thousand; 1000

• heti (het) - n - tree; shrub

• hilat (hil + ʔat) - n - (calendar) month

• hilha (hil + haʔ) - n - April

• hishra (hiʃ) - v - compare; liken

• hiwek (hiw) - v - subtract; reduce

hiwa - det - less; fewer

hiwak - det - less than

• hukra (huk) - v - raise; lift; heft; hoist; levitate; get up

hul-i hul n condition; state; case hum / -um hum pro they [3pl] hum-ed-ek hum ʔed v heat; warm hum-ek hum v be warm; hot hunt-ek hunt v fill; stuff; pad; stock; cram; engorge

i

• iba (baʔ) - conj - only; just; simply; merely
• ibdek (bid) - v - waken; awaken; wake up
• ibha (bah) - n - intention; will
• ibrek (bir) - v - forgive, pardon
• idish (diʃ) - n - area outside

• ikir (kir) - n - tooth; ivory; dental

• il [-u/a] (ʔil) - pro - she; he; it [3sg]
• ila (laʔ) - conj - but; however
• ilikra (lik) - v - break; snap; tear up
• inyek (nij) - v - believe
• irha (rih) - det - every; each
• isba (sib) - n - room, chamber; ward (hospital)
• isha (ʔiʃ) - det - maybe; perhaps; possibly
• isha (ʔiʃ) - n - inside, interior
• ishek (ʔiʃ) - v - drink; imbibe; quaff
• iyib (jib) - det - again, anew, afresh
• iyim (jim) - n - area between
• iyin (jib) - det - same

k

• kashra (kaʃ) - v - to salute; to greet; to meet; to welcome

kab-ra kab v fit into; be suitable kad-ra kad v lead; direct; steer; manage; administer kag-ra kag v smell; sniff; perceive the smell of kal-ek kal v commence; begin; start; set off; proceed with kaly-ek kalj v empty; evacuate; flush; clear; wipe; erase kam-at kam ʔat n book; manuscript; album kamb-ek kamb v change; transform; amend; convert; replace kam-ek kam v write; form letters kam-iya kam ʔij n writing system; alphabet kam-mal-ek kam mal v describe kampal kap mal n dictionary [word container] kan-ek kan v read; study; learn kap-e kap n cage, pen, coop; container ka-ra kaʔ v fall; fall down; tumble kar-ek kar v decide; resolve kas-a-ra kas v snow kaw-ek kaw v fight kay-ek kaj v be; exist (temporary) keb-ra keb v interest; be of interest to ked-ra ked v stay ker-ek ker v create ker-ek ker v want/love kesh keʃ det few; little kesh-a keʃ n person; individual ki kiʔ conj if; whether kid-ak kid n certainly; surely; definitely; assuredly kish kiʃ num five; 5 kishada kiʃ sad num five hundred; 500 kish-egun kiʃ gun n / time Friday kish-ehil kiʃ hil n / time May kish-ek kiʃ v open; open up; undo; unfasten kit-ra kit v be old; historic kud-ra kud v be able; to be capable; to be fit kup-a kup n dog; canine kur-ek kur v dry; wither; wilt; parch; desiccate kur-ra kur v run; hasten; gallop kush-e kuʃ n car; vehicle kush-ra kuʃ v run; flow kush-u kuʃ n bird; avian kus-ra kus v thank; show gratitude kut-ra kut v respond; answer; reply

l

• lanek (lan) - v - work; labor; do task
• lashra (laʃ) - v - reach; arrive
• lenek (len) - v - joke; jest
• liya (len) - n - area above, overhead
• lubek (lub) - v - kiss; smooch
• lugra (lug) - v - achieve/manage to
• lumek (lum) - v - blame; disrepute; criticize
• lushra (luʃ) - v - measure; gauge; determine

m

• ma (maʔ) - q / rel - what [is]; [that] which
• mabak (maʔ + bak) - q - how much/many
• mada (maʔ + daʔ) - q - where
• mallak (mal + lak) - n - conjunction
• man (maʔ + ʔin) - q - who
• manai (maʔ + ʔin + ʔaj) - q - whose; of who
• manyek (maɲ) - v - request; ask for; demand
• mara (maʔ + ʔar) - q - when
• matra (mat) - v - kill; murder
• mawa (maʔ + ʔaw) - q - how
• menshek (menʃ) - v - begin; initiate; inaugurate; start
• mirek (mir) - v - look at; watch; observe; look at
• muga (mug) - n - back; rear; behind
• muneb (muʔ + neb) - n - pronoun
• munek (mun) - v - close; stop up; shut; obstruct
• murra (mur) - v - die; perish; pass away
• mushka (muʃk) - n - problem; difficulty; trouble
• mushra (muʃ) - v - lack; be without

mushak (muʃ) - det - evidently; obviously; of course

• mutra (mut) - v - be happy; content

mutedek (mut + ʔed + ʔek) - v - to cheer (sb) up

• muyus (muʔ + jus) - n - metaphor

n

• na (naʔ) - n - thing; object
• nabagi (bag) - n - farm; crops
• nahek (nah) - v - live; be alive
• nahet (naʔ + het) - n - forest; woods
• nakshek (nakʃ) - v - comb; brush (over)
• nali (nal) - n - weather; climate
• nanek (nan) - v - feel pain; hurt; ache

nanebek - v - be made to grieve (passive)

nanedek - v - cause to grieve (causative)

nanegek - v - feel pain in oneself; to grieve (reflexive)

• napra (nap) - v - hear; listen
• natek (nat) - v - pronounce, articulate
• ne (neʔ) - det - no; not; negative; none [NEG]
• nebra (neb) - v - be called; named
• nelek (nel) - v - be true; real; factual
• nen (nen) - num - nine, 9

nenehil (nen + hil) - n - September

• neniyek (neʔ + nij) - n - refuse, reject, dismiss, deny, decline
• neshra (neʃ) - v - must, should, need; require

neshebla (niʔ + ʔeb + laʔ) - adj - unnecessary; unneeded

• ni (niʔ) - num - two; 2

nida (niʔ + daʔ) - num - twenty; 20

nigun (niʔ + gun) - n - Tuesday

nihil (niʔ + hil) - n - February

• nimalek (nij + mal) - v - spell a word
• niwek (niw) - v - be white; blank

niwed (niw + ʔed) - adv - whiten

• niyek (nij) - v - say; tell; speak; express

neniyek (neʔ + nij) - n - refuse, reject, dismiss, deny, decline

• nudra (nud) - v - be bored; suffer from boredom
• nuk (nuk) - pro - we; us [1pl]
• nul (nul) - num - zero; 0; nothing; null
• nusra (nud) - v - to meet; to encounter; to come across

p

• pa (paʔ) - conj - then; consequently; so
• padra (pad) - v - prefer; favor
• palek (pal) - v - be quiet; calm
• pawek (paw) - v - fly; flee; run away
• penek (pen) - v - think; ponder; consider

penim - n - thoughts; conderations

• pila (pil) - n - elephant
• punek (pun) - v - put; place; turn on
• purek (pur) - v - burn; blaze; ignite

pura - n - fire; heat

• puyek (puj) - v - cool; be cold

r

• ramek (ram) - v - bathe; wash; clean
• ranek (ran) - v - drive (a vehicle)
• rasha (raʃ) - n - right (side)
• rudek (rud) - v - roll; roll over; trundle; tumble
• ruyek (raj) - v - dream; imagine

s

• sada (sad) - num - hundred; 100

sad-esh sad heʃ num hundred thousand; 100,000 sak-ra sak v take out sal-ek sal v go out sar-ek sar v be quick; fast sat-ra sat v sell saw-ek saw v supply; furnish; provide say-ek saj v stand; stop; halt seb seb num seven; 7 seb-egun seb gun n / time Sunday seb-hil seb hil n / time July seg-ra seg v follow; trail; retrace; ensue sep-ra sep v accept ser-ek ser v sit; seat sesh-ek seʃ v choose; select; pick; elect; opt sesh-kam-i seʃ kam n phonemes; phones sey-ek sej v use; employ; apply sid-ek sid v consider sug-ek sug v present, introduce (person); publicize/publicise suh-ek suh v cool; chill; refrigerate sulh-a sulh n peace; tranquility; calm sush-ek suʃ v sin; harm; commit wrong

sh

• sha (ʃaʔ) - num - six; 6

shagun - n - Saturday

shahil - n - June

• shabra (ʃab) - v - know; be aware (of) [a fact]; understand; comprehend
• shahalek (ʃaʔ + hal) - v - exit; depart; leave
• shahek (ʃah) - v - invite; co-opt
• shakra (ʃak) - v - build; to construct; construction; constructive
• shalek (ʃal) - v - study; learn
• shambal (ʃab + mal) - n - grammar

• shitra (ʃit) - v - grind; mill; polish; sharpen

sham-pan-ya ʃam pan ja n champagne shan-ek ʃan v cost; be worth sh-ar-a ʃuʔ ʔar det then; at that time shar-yash ʃar jaʃ n steak; cooked meat shaw-ek ʃaw v stop; end; finish shay-ek ʃaj v cook; prepare food sheg-a ʃeg n brick; ingot; bar shel-ek ʃel v joke, jest, tease shen-a ʃen n woman; female shid-ak ʃid v seriously shid-ra ʃid v be serious; ernest shik-ra ʃik v hate; detest; resent; abhor shis-ek ʃis v draw, sketch, illustrate; design, plan (creatively) shish-a ʃiʃ n bottle; container shuk ʃuk det many; much shum/a ʃun maʔ q / rel why shun ʃun conj because; reason; cause shu-ra ʃuʔ v become; get; grow; turn shur-ek ʃur v clothe, dress (including wound); coat (with paint, etc.)

t

• ta (taʔ) - conj - and; also; too

• tamamedek - (tam + ʔam + ʔed) - v - improve; to make better

ta taʔ conj and; also; too tabák tabák n tobacco; cigarette tad-ek tad v taste; sample; try takra tak v sing; croon tam-ek tam v be good; complete; nice

• tekra (tek) - v - be alone; sole; unique

tent-ek tent v try ti / -ti / -e tiʔ pro you; thou [2sg] tiy-ek tij v live in, inhabit, reside in, dwell in tuk-ra tuk v touch/play tum / -ut / -i tum pro you (all) [2pl] tum-ek tum v attach, fasten, fix, clasp, latch tun-ar-a tun ʔar adv at all times tun-aw-i tun ʔaw det by all means; in every way tus-ra tus v jump; dance, prance; flicker (flame)

u

• udera (ʔud) - v - pay; compensate; remunerate; finance

u-gum gum n sand u-gush guʃ n problem; difficulty; trouble u-hun hun num million; 1,000,000 u-lun lun num billion; 1,000,000,000 uly-ek luj v lie; be dishonest; tell untruth um-ek ʔum v hope; expect; anticipate; look for uner-ek ner v suggest, evince; remind, call to mind unt-ek nut v forget; overlook uny-ek nuj v play, gambol, frolic; fool, trifle, dabble ur-a ʔur n water; liquid ur-ash-ek ʔur ʔaʃ v be thirsy; thirst ur-ed-ek ʔur ʔed v wet; moisten urr-ek rur v repeat, echo, replay; keep, keep on (doing) ush ʔuʃ num three; 3 ush-egun ʔuʃ gun n / time Wednesday ush-ehil ʔuʃ hil n / time March u-tun tun det all; complete; whole u-yash jaʃ n flesh; meat uy-ek ʔuj v sleep; rest uy-isba ʔuj sib n bedroom, boudoir u-yush juʃ n left (side) (n) uyy-ek juj v remember; recall; recollect

w

• wa (waʔ) - num - one; 1; single

wagun (waʔ + gun) - n - Monday

wahil (waʔ + hil) - n - January

• wadra (wad) - v - promise, pledge, devote, commit
• wakra (wak) - v - cry; weep; bawl
• wama (wam) - n - child, offspring, son or daughter

wamul (wam + mul) - n - son

wamen (wam + ʃen) - n - daughter

• wampek (wamp) - v - swim; wade; tread water
• wantek (want) - v - get-up; raise
• warek (war) - v - bring

wareba (war + ʔeb) - n - gift; donation

• wasek (was) - v - recommend; suggest
• wayek (waj) - v - move; shift; budge
• webra (web) - v - shine; polish; burnish; gleam
• weda (weʔ + daʔ) - det - somewhere; anywhere
• werek (wer) - v - permit; allow; let; authorize; grant; condone
• werim (weʔ + ʔar + ʔim) - det - at times; whenever
• wihek (wih) - v - hang; hang down; sag; droop

y

• yahud (hud) - n - strawberry
• yalek (jal) - v - translate; transcribe
• yarek (jar) - v - injure; wound; hurt
• yashra (jaʃ) - v - be wet; humid
• ye (jeʔ) - conj - or; either; whichever

yela (jeʔ + laʔ) - conj - neither; nor

• yebra (jeb) - v - carry; convey; transport; move
• yegra (jeg) - v - marry; wed

yegen - n - wife

yeginai - n - in-law

yegul - n - husband

• yemek (jem) - v - eat; dine; ingest; sup; consume

yemsib (jem + sib) - n - dining room

• yeshra (jeʃ) - v - hold; possess; have
• yetra (jet) - v - please; satisfy
• yimak (gij + mak) - n - glove; mitten
• yinek (jin) - v - be similar; resemble
• yudra (jud) - v - help, assist, aid, abet
• yusra (jus) - v - pass; go (by)

• yushra (juʃ) - v - be numb; insensitive; apathetic