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Soqotri Lexicon
فِينِي
fíni (yefóne/ľifnέ)
basic morphological information
v. (Ib)
1. to turn one’s face, to head for; 2. to favor somebody
1. поворачивать голову; 2.оказывать услугу
اتجه
LS 337; CSOL I 535; CSOL II 456; Naumkin et al. 2015a:67
1. поворачивать голову; 2.оказывать услугу
اتجه
text examples
ˁemέroʰ heʸh diˀo tefóne ‘She said to him: “Where are you headed?”’ (CSOL II 4:33)
morphological notes
Perfect 3 sg. f.: fínoʰ
root
derivates
- fέne face
- fɔ́ne formerly
- fin(i) ŝéľeʰ two days before yesterday
- fin(i) fin(i) ŝéľeʰ three days before yesterday
- fᵉne to turn (one’s face, one’s back)
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