v. (II)

tóˀo kɛ́rhe etˁáľľam édofk ḷe-díˀʸho deftár kor ekóteb ö́mor énhi estád ľa aḷ-ṭaʰ ḥaľíľin díˀɛʰ deftár ṭaʰ ‘When I started school, I took my notebook and was about to start writing, but my teacher said: “No, not like this! Turn your notebook like that.”’ (CSOL I 18:11)

Form Imperf. 1Sg

Borrowed from Arabic.

• mеˁáľľеm or maˁáľľam or mеˁáľľam 1. learned man, imam; 2. professional builder
• meˁálimaʰ musicians and reciters of poetry accompanied by drum beating (awáwa) who are invited to feasts
• mеtaˁáľľеm learned man
• taˁľím instruction
• ˁáľľamat she instructed
• áḷḷaʰ áˁľam God knows better
• ˁaľámeʰ sign
• ˁaľamát marks, grades
• ˁaľm mark
• ˁiľm knowledge
• meˁáľľem teacher