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Soqotri Lexicon
ڸَتَاعَم
ḷatáˁam (yeḷtóˁom or yeḷteˁémen or yeḷtaˁímin/ľiľtáˁam)
basic morphological information
text examples
ḷaḷ yeˁómer faḳḥ di-megɔ́še šémmeʰ aḷ-yebóḷeg eḷtáˀḥɛm wa-toḳ menáḷ yeḷteˁémen yekέˀɛ mes kɛn ‘When boys chew Yemeni snuff, they incessantly spit, and stains remain (in the place) where they spit’ (Bulakh 2024:149)
morphological notes
v. n. eḷtáˀḥɛm:
aḷ-yebóḷeg eḷtáˀḥɛm ḥoz ṭeʸh di-šɔm ‘He incessantly spits for a whole day’ (Bulakh 2024:149)
semantic notes
According to our informants, it is used when repeated spitting is meant.
root
derivates
- ḷóˁom to spit