v. (Ia)

rik šáhi be-kob ḥézhɛr ˁámok dekob di-ḥa ḥatézɛr wa-ˀal-šέlḳef leˁbór le-déryhɛ kal ke-ˀeḳámo dey ‘I was drinking tea from a chipped cup. I said: “This cup has got a chip, and it is not fit to be offered to guests, except when one is in a difficult situation (that is, if there is no other cup)”’ (Bulakh 2024:120)

This is an impersonal verb used in 3 sg. f. only.

• ö́ḳam to hit, to affect
• ḳem 1. to make weary; 2. to be too difficult, impossible for somebody