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Soqotri Lexicon
بُتٞاعٞڸ
(3 pl. m.) botéˁeḷ (yebtéˁeḷ/ľibtéˁeḷ)
basic morphological information
v. (VIII)
to be married to one another
пожениться, стать мужем и женой
تزاوج
Naumkin et al. 2019b:80; Bulakh et al. 2021:274; LS 90
пожениться, стать мужем и женой
تزاوج
text examples
díˀʸho šouḥέroʰ ṭahέroʰ ṭeʸh ˁénoʰ wa-ḥan ḳéyhon kέrhe betáˁlin ‘My wife set off (for her business) one year, and it was when we were young and newly married’ (Naumkin et al. 2019b:80)
semantic notes
For semantic reasons, the verb is used only in plural forms (plural agreement for subjects denoting married couples is regular in Soqotri).
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