Amal/lexicon

b d g h k l m n p q r s sh t w y

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b

• bah /bah/ - agreement; consent; intention; will; purpose

adv - abhak - on purpose, intentionally, willingly

v.a - abhek - agree; consent; be willing

n - ibha - intent(ion); will

• bak /bak/ - number; digit; quantity; amount

v.a - bakra - count; enumerate; number

n - abak - number; digit; quantity; amount

n - bakim - numbers; amounts

• baq /baʔ/ - only; just; simply; merely

v.s - bawara - be alone; single

adj - bawa - singular; unitary

conj - íba / ba - only; just; simply; merely

• bar /bar/ - rain; precipitation

v - barek - (be) rain(ing)

n - abar - rain

n - barísh - a drizzle

n - barám - a downpour; storm

d

• dah /dah/ - addition; multiple; more

det - daha - more

v.a - dahek - add; increase; augment

v - adhara - multiply; (be) exponential

n - idaha - addition; added component

• dan /dan/ - piece; part; unit of

v.s - danek - be measured; weighed

n - adan - unit of ~; piece; part

n - nadan - assembly; quorum

• daq /daʔ/ - tens / locative

num - da - ten; 10

num - dahesh - ten thousand; 10,000

num - dawa - eleven; 11

g

• gel /ɣɛl/ - come; move closer

v.a - gelek - come

v.a - geledra - bring; carry

• gir /ɣir/ - excitement; enthusiasm

adv/adj - girha - zealous; enthusiastic; fervent

v.s - girek - be excited; be enthusiastic

n - girin - zealot; enthusiast

n - girya - zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; fervency

h

• hal /hal/ - movement; travel; walking

v.a - halek - walk; go; travel

v.a - dahalek - enter; go into

v.a - shahalek - exit; depart; leave

n - kahalu - stair; step

• haq /haʔ/ - existence; being; permanence

v.s - hara - to be; exist (essentially or identified as) [permanent]

k

• kay /kaj/ - being; impermanence

v.s - kayek - to be; exist (temporary states)

• kid /xid/ - certainty; assured; surety

adv - kidak - certainly; surely; definitely; assuredly

v.a - kidedek - assure; reassure

v.s - kidra - be certain; sure

l

• lan /lan/ - work; labor; task

v - lanek - (be) work(ing)/labor(ing)

v.s - lanebra - be tasked (with)

n - alan - work; labor; task

n - lanin - worker; laborer; employee

lag alagra v fill; occupy completely laq íla conj but; however laq la aff no; not; negation of verb lash lashra v reach; arrive lay alyek v explain; elaborate; elucidate; rationalize; justify lay alya n explanation; justification len lenek v joke; jest; tease les lesra v lose; misplace lesh lesha n milk; dairy lik ilikra v break; snap; tear up liy liya n above; overhead; on top liy shen liyena n grandmother lub lubek v kiss; smooch lug lugra v achieve; manage to luk alukra v shout loudly; raise a cry; yell lum lumek v blame; disrepute; criticize lush lushra v measure; gauge; determine luy luy r deceit; falsehood; lying luy ulyek v lie; be dishonest; tell untruth luy ulya n lie; untruth; deceit luy qin luyin n liar; con; deceiver

m

• mal /mal/ - spoken word; language; speech

v.a - malek - speak; utter

n - amal - word; lexeme; morpheme

n - hamal - noun

n - malebda - verb; action word

n - mallak - conjunction; subjunction

• maq /maʔ/ - interrogative

q - ma - what; which

q - mabak - how much/many

q - mada - where

q - man - who; whom

q - manai - whose

q - mara - when

q - mawa - how

q - shum(a) - why

n

• nan /nan/ - pain; aching

v.a - nanek - feel pain; hurt; ache

v.a - nanebek - be made to grieve (passive)

v.a - nanedek - cause to grieve (causative)

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

• nay /naj/ - negative; negation; do not

v.s - anyek - be false; wrong; incorrect

part - ne - no; not; negative

p

• puy /puj/ - coldness; freezing

v.s - puyek - be cold

v.a - puyedra - cool [make cold] [causative]

v.a - puyámedra - freeze, make very cold

n - puya - cold

n - puyara - winter [cold time]

q

• qab /ʔab/ - father(hood) / still; even

adv - aqab - still; even; yet

v.a - abra - father (a child)

n - abá → baba - father → dad(dy)

n - abliya - grandfather

n - abiya - fatherhood

• qam /ʔam/ - love; romance; adoration

v.a - amek - love; adore

n - amá - love

n - amin - loved one; lover

n - amiya - romance; love

• qan /ʔan/

pro [enclitic] - -an - I; me [1sg]

pro - aná - I; me [1sg]

• qay /ʔaj/ - possession; having; holding

v.a - ayek - have; own

n - ayá - possession; item owned

aff - -ya/-ai - genitive case

• qed /ʔɛd/ - action; causation

v.a - edek - do; make; cause

n - eqed - act; action; deed

aff - -ed - causative [CAUS]

r

• ray /raj/ - vision; seeing; optics

v.a - aryek - see; look; watch

v.a - rayek - dream; imagine

n - rayus - dream; vision

n - arya - eye

s

• seb /sɛb/

num - seb - seven

n - esba - week; seven days

• sed /sɛd/ - sound; noise

v.a - sedra - make sound; noise

n - esed - sound; echo; noise

n - seddan - phoneme

sh

• shab /ʃab/ - knowledge; understanding

v.a - shabra - know (about); understand

v.s - ashbek - know of; be aware of

n - ashab - knowledge; awareness

n - shabiya - knowledge (esoteric)

• shen /ʃɛn/ - feminine

n - ena - mother

n - shena - woman; female

n - shenísh - girl; daughter

aff - -en - feminine; female [FEM]

• shun /ʃun/ - (be)cause; reason

n/conj - shun - because; reason; cause

t

• tun /tun/ - completeness; wholeness

det - tun - all; complete; whole; each

det - tunara - all times; always

det - tunawi - by all means; in every way

det - tunda - everywhere; all places

w

• wam /wam/ - child; offspring

n - wama - child, offspring, son or daughter

n - wamen - daughter

n - wamul - son

n - wamísh - baby; infant

• waq /waʔ/ - singular; unique; alone; one

num - wa - one; 1

y

• yeg /jɛɣ/ - marriage; matrimony

v.a - yegra - marry; wed

n - yeginai - in-law; relative by marriage

n - yegen - wife; bride

n - yegul - husband; groom

• yem /jɛm/ - consuming; eating; food

v.a - yemek - eat; consume

n - eyem - food; sustenance

n - yemiya - cuisine

n - yemsib - dining room

• yush /juʃ/ - ease; left(ness); wealth

v.s - yushra - be easy; facile

v.s - yushek - be wealthy; rich

n - uyush - left [side]

n - yushám - wealth; riches