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Soqotri Lexicon
مٞص
meṣ (yémṣeṣ/ľimṣáṣ)
basic morphological information
text examples
ḷaḷ yeˁóubor mébrehe nέˁnɛˁ yeˁóumor heʸh témṣeṣ wa-ˀaḷ-taˁṭáṭ ‘When a child is given a piece of hard candy, he's told: “Suck (on it), but don't swallow (it)”’ (field notes)
other notes
3 sg. f. méṣoʰ, 1 sg. meṣk
etymology
PWS *mṣṣ to suck