عٞاف
ˁef (yeˁéfen/ľiˁέf)
basic morphological information

v. (II)

to make a mistake
ошибаться
خَطِئَ
Naumkin et al. 2019b:89
text examples

ˁef díˀʸheʰ be-mέtaḷ  ‘He made a mistake in his speech.’ (Naumkin et al. 2019b:89)

ṭad kéľľamaʰ ˀaḷ-yetέḳof díˀʸheʰ mέtaḷ wa-díˀʸheʰ náfaˁ yeˁóumor heʸh ˀéẓ̂ẓ̂aḷ waľľá yeˁóumor heʸh deʰ ˁag ˁef ‘If a man's speech or work is not in order, it's said about him: “He made an error”, or it's said: “This man made a mistake”’ (Naumkin et al. 2019b:89)

morphological notes

In the perfect this verb coincides with the basic stem which has the same meaning (Naumkin et al. 2019b:89).

root
derivates
  • ˁef to do not properly, to make mistakes
  • áˁtef to be out of order
  • máˁtef 1. wrong, out of order; 2. mean, evil, damaging