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Soqotri Lexicon
جٞاسُر
gésor (yegóser/ľigsέr)
basic morphological information
v. (Ia)
1. to be able; 2. to withstand somebody
быть способным; противостоять кому-л.
قدر
LS 211; CSOL I 547; CSOL II 467; Naumkin et al. 2013a:72
быть способным; противостоять кому-л.
قدر
text examples
1.
a. aḷ-gésor ˁag ľirέ wa-ľa ľiẓ̂bέt di-gézhɛr ‘And the man was unable to drink it, nor to pour it into the shaking skin.’ (CSOL II 7:22)
b. aḷ-gésork nóḥi be-ḳáber díˀɛʰ di-bέbɛʰ ‘Aren't you able to nirn the tomb of your father?’ (CSOL II 14:28)
c. náˁaʰ aḷ-ˁak gésork dέnˁaʰ fáḥre ‘Now I am unable (to do) all this.’ (CSOL II 13:33)
2.
a. ˁö́mor ḳáẓ̂i ho aḷ-ˁak gésork aḷ-gésork hes deš ˁážeʰ eddéyt aṭ-ṭáˁaʰ ‘The judge said: “No! I cannot! I cannot oppose this woman! I surrender.”’ (CSOL I 26:119)
semantic notes
‘To be able to do something (jussive)’: 1a.
‘To be able to do something (imperfect)’: 1b.
‘To be able to do something (direct object)’: 1c.
‘To withstand somebody (e-)’: 2a.
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