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Soqotri Lexicon
قَاڸ
ḳaḷ (yéḳḷoḷ or yéḳḷeḷ/ľiḳḷóḷ)
basic morphological information
v. (Ia)
1. to be young; 2. to be few, little
быть маленьким; быть малочисленным
صغر
LS 375; Naumkin et al. 2016a:55; Naumkin–Kogan 2021 :528
быть маленьким; быть малочисленным
صغر
text examples
1.
a. teḳḷóḷ id-ḥaʰ wa-ˁa-temtíṭ ‘May she stay as small as this and never grow up!’ (Naumkin et al. 2015a:142a:26)
b. hóhon ḳaḷk ˁanš be-triʰ ˁenóti ‘I am two years younger than you’ (field notes)
2. téḳḷeḷ šegíˁaʰ di-ḥóriš ḷaḷ yóuṭar ˁeʸh be-meḥédher ‘A man’s courage is scanty when gravestones hold him’ (Naumkin – Kogan 2021:8:5-6)
morphological notes
perfect 3 sg. f. ḳéḷoʰ
root