v. (I)

yaˁámer nhɔfš ˁeḷhéten wa-ḷaṭ yeẓ̂óḥok wa-yéte súwa ‘He makes for himself teeth (prosthetic denture, after his natural teeth fell out), and then he can laugh and eat normally’ (field notes)

v. n. éẓ̂ḥek

‘To laugh at somebody (men)’:

ẓ̂áḥak ˁag meʸh ˁö́mor bíŝi óˀorem di-siyarát di-Mekáľľa ‘The man laughed at him. He said: “You can’t get to Mukalla by car from here!”’ (CSOL I 15:7)

‘To mock, to make fun of somebody (e-)’:

wa-ˀaḷ-teẓ̂ḥók hek di-ṣaḥṣáḥan ‘May one with beads not scoff at you.’ (CSOL I 20:6)

• šeẓ̂áḥik to joke, to make fun of
• éẓ̂ḥek laughing
• šeẓ̂íḥkoʰ mocking