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فٞنٞى

fᵉne (yefóni/ľófni or ľófin)

basic morphological information

v. (IV)

to turn (one’s face, one’s back)
отворачиваться
زَاوَرَ

LS 337; Bulakh et al. 2021:282

text examples

šémtoḷk ˁag wa-tóˀo šémtoḷk toyš fᵉne ˀénhi ˁáreb ˁámok heʸh aḷ-ľófin énhi ˁáreb ‘When I was talking to a man, he turned his back towards me, but I told him: “Do not turn away from me”’ (Bulakh et al. 2021:282)

root

fny

derivates

fíni 1. to turn one’s face, to head for; 2. to favor somebody
fέne face
fɔ́ne formerly
fin(i) ŝéľeʰ two days before yesterday
fin(i) fin(i) ŝéľeʰ three days before yesterday

etymology

PS *pan(ay)- face

continental MSA

Mhr. fōnәh earlier, before
Mhr. fәnōhәn earlier, firstly; in front of, before
Mhr. fәnfәnw- in front of, before
Jib. fέnε face, front part
Jib. fέnέ earlier, firstly; in front of
Jib. fónә on the point of, about to; formerly, earlier
Jib. efní to move (cows) from one area to another
Jib. fútni to return
Jib. féní to vanish