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Soqotri Lexicon
چِيفٞائٞه
žiféˀeʰ (du. žifeˀíti, pl. žifeˀhéten)
basic morphological information
text examples
1. déme masˀúľ be-kɛndhíyoʰ di-šérhom be-žiféˀeʰ ‘The boss was sleeping in the shadow of a tree.’ (CSOL II 7:6)
2.
a. wa-meʸh gad ḥiš kaḷ meʸh ṣúraʰ di-žiféˀeʰ ‘But body there was none, only an apparition, a shade.’ (CSOL II 7:7)
b. wa-ẓ̂áḷoʰ meʸh žiféˀeʰ ‘And he looked worse (lit. His appearance was not in order)’ (CSOL II 15:11)
morphological notes
dim. žefóunoʰ
root
derivates
- éžfe to give shadow