Amal/lexicon

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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

• habra (hab) - v - like; enjoy

habak - adj - enjoyable; likeable

habin - n - friend; companion

habiya - n - enjoyment

had-a had n accident; unexpected had-ra had v err; make mistake ha-gun haʔ gun n / time Thursday hal-ek hal v walk; go; travel hamp-ek hamp v cure, heal hap-ra hap v celebrate, rejoice, exult, revel in ha-ra haʔ v be; exist (permanent) hat-a hat conj so that; in order to/that hay-a haj n spice; seasoning hay-ak haj adj spicy; flavorful hay-ek haj v spice; add flavor heg-ra heg v define, delineate hem-a hem conj both hesh-a heʃ num thousand; 1000 het-i het n tree; shrub hil-at hil n month; calendar month hil-ha hil haʔ n / time April hish-ra hiʃ v compare; liken hiw-a hiw det less; fewer hiw-ak hiw hak det less than… hiw-ek hiw v subtract; reduce huk-ra 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

• iyim (jim) - n - area between

ibd-ek bid v waken; awaken; wake up i-bha bah n intention; will ibr-ek bir v forgive, pardon i-dish diʃ n area outside il / -u/a / -il ʔil pro she; he; it [3sg] i-la laʔ conj but; however ilik-ra lik v break; snap; tear up iny-ek nij v believe irh-a rih det every; each isb-a sib n room, chamber; ward (hospital) ish-a ʔiʃ det maybe; perhaps; possibly ish-a ʔiʃ n inside, interior (n) ish-ek ʔiʃ v drink; imbibe; quaff i-yib jib det again, anew, afresh i-yin jin 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

lash-ra laʃ v reach; arrive len-ek len v joke; jest liy-a lij n area above, area overhead (n) lub-ek lub v kiss; smooch lug-ra lug v achieve/manage to lum-ek lum v blame; disrepute; criticize lush-ra luʃ v measure

m

• ma (maʔ) - q / rel - what [is]; [that] which

ma-bak maʔ bak q how much/many ma-da maʔ daʔ q where mal-lak-im mal lak ʔim n Conjunctions man maʔ ʔin q who; whom man-ai maʔ ʔin ʔaj q whose; of who many-ek manj v request; ask for; demand m-ar-a maʔ ʔar q when mat-ra mat v kill; murder m-aw-a maʔ ʔaw q how mensh-ek menʃ v begin mir-ek mir v watch/look at mug-a mug n behind, area behind (n) mu-neb muʔ neb n pronoun mun-ek mun v close; lock; secure mur-ra mur v die; perish; pass away mush-ak muʃ det evidently; obviously; of course mushk-a muʃk n problem; difficulty; trouble mush-ra muʃ v lack; be without mut-ed-ek mut ʔed v to cheer (sb) up mut-ra mut v be happy; content

n

• na (naʔ) - n - thing; object

na-bag-i bag n farm; crops nah-ek nah v live; be alive na-het naʔ het n forest; woods naksh-ek nakʃ v to comb nal-i nal n weather; climate nan-eb-ek nan ʔeb v be made to grieve (passive) nan-ed-ek nan ʔed v cause to grieve (causative) nan-eg-ek nan ʔeg v feel pain in oneself; to grieve (reflexive) nan-ek nan v feel pain; hurt; ache nap-ra nap v hear; listen nat-ek nat v pronounce, articulate ne neʔ det no; not; negative; none [NEG] neb-ra neb v be called; named nel-ek nel v be true; real; factual nen nen num nine, 9 nen-ehil nen hil n / time September ne-niy-ek neʔ nij v refuse, reject, dismiss, deny, decline nesh-ra neʃ v must, should, need; require ni niʔ num two; 2 ni-da niʔ daʔ num twenty; 20 ni-gun niʔ gun n / time Tuesday ni-hil niʔ hil n / time February ni-mal-ek nij mal v spell a word niw-ed niw adj whiten niw-ek niw v be white; blank niy-ek nij v say; tell; speak; express nud-ra nud v be bored; suffer from boredom nuk / -uk nuk pro we; us [1pl] nul nul num zero; 0 nus-ra nus 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

ran-ek ran v drive (a vehicle) rash-a raʃ n right (side) (n) rud-ek rud v roll; roll over; trundle; tumble ruy-ek 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

• shabra (ʃab) - v - know; be aware (of) [a fact]; understand; comprehend

sha ʃaʔ num six; 6

sha-gun ʃaʔ gun n / time Saturday sha-hal-ek ʃaʔ hal v exit; depart; leave shah-ek ʃah v invite; co-opt sha-hil ʃaʔ hil n / time June shal-ek ʃal v study; learn shambal ʃab mal n grammar 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

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 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

wad-ra wad v promise, pledge, devote, commit wa-gun waʔ gun n / time Monday wa-hil waʔ hil n / time January wak-ra wak v cry; weep; bawl wam-a wam n child, offspring, son or daughter wamp-ek wamp v swim want-ek want v get up/raise wap-ra wap v agree with; consent; approve war-ek war v bring was-ek was v recommend way-ek waj v move; shift; budge web-ra web v shine; polish; burnish; gleam we-da weʔ daʔ n somewhere (n) wer-ek wer v permit; allow; let; authorize; grant; condone we-r-im weʔ ʔar adv at times wih-ek 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
• yushra (juʃ) - v - be numb; insensitive; apathetic