adv.

a. ˁámok e-ˁouyέghɛn tóˁod díˀɛ ḷe-bíyoʰ men di-tebáḷhen ˁö́mor ḥes boḳ ˁámok heʸh ɛḳáḥ tóˁod náˁaʰ tekóses ‘I said to my son: “Bring your mother from such-and-such place.” He said: “She’s not there.” I said: “Try going (all the same). You’ll find her there now”’ (CSOL II 8:20)

b. ˁö́mor ŝíbɛb e-ˀíľʸheʰ megɔ́še ɛḳáḥ taˁtéber inέm ḷe-ḥaʰ ḥer ľaˁmírin di-yaˁseyéten ‘The uncle said to his sons: “Look what is there! What could Little Isa be doing there today?”’ (CSOL II 8:20)

A partly lexicalized imperative of óḳiḥ ‘to test, to try’.

• óḳiḥ to test, to try