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أٞستٞن
ˀésten (yésten or yesténen/ľistín or ľistɛ́n or ľistón)
basic morphological information
text examples
a. ḷaḷ teṭóhor ˁáže di-ẓ̂ayέfɛ tenáfaˁ nhɔfs suwá testénen wa-taḳífin ˁaf testón ‘When a woman goes to a feast she decorates herself and arranges herself and makes herself neat’ (Bulakh 2024:205)
b. ḷaḷ yegodíḥin ḥéyhe men rínhem wa-ʸhe šáṭif waˁö́ṭam wa-ˀeṭhíḳeḳ yeˁóumor hey ésten ‘When somebody came from abroad, and he feels well, and is well-nourished, and his skin is shining, one says about him: “He has become handsome”’ (Bulakh 2024:205)
other notes
Cf. CSOL I 229
root
derivates
- zen to beautify