مَحْرٞط
máḥreṭ (du. maḥréṭi, pl. máḥroṭ, f. maḥréṭoʰ, du. maḥreṭóti, pl. maḥreṭhéten)
basic morphological information

adj.

tall
высокий
طويل
LS 190; CSOL I 563
text examples

škeróʰ di-ˁážeʰ díˀseʰ men gad keʰ kánoʰ maḥréṭoʰ wa-ṭaʰ mes ŝef iľ-di-ri keʰ ríyom wa-ˀeḥέyrer wa-ṭaʰ náṣer keʰ ráḥab wa-náḥrer keʰ máḥreṭ yeˁóumor hes deš ˁážeʰ škéroʰ bes fáḥre awṣáf iľ-šker yeˁóumor hes deš ˁážeʰ maḥréṭoʰ ‘The beauty of a woman is in her body, if she is tall, and likewise, if her hair is long and black, and also if her cheeks are big (lit. broad), and if her nose is long – then it is said: “This woman is beautiful, she has all the qualities of beauty, this woman is tall (and well-proportioned)”’ (field notes)

morphological notes

dim. maḥáraṭ:

ṭawíse ṭawíse maḥáraṭ wa-ˀaḷ-yenɛdáḳhen ‘Tawise, Tawise, the tall one, he will not give me up!’ (CSOL I 10:4)

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