v. (IV)

taˁámer eníˀho ḥeḷóti ber ho mesíyyoʰ men bέker έdaˁ ho ḷósi wa-ḷetrέf ˁam ho bɛʰ ḷegˁár wa-ḷóṣim ‘My step-mother says to me that I show signs of my first pregnancy. Maybe I have special wishes because of pregnancy and I’ll be cured but what if I am ill and will die?’ (CSOL II 6:17)

The main conjugational forms (CSOL II 6:17):

For semantic reasons, the verb is used in feminine forms only. 

The meaning of this verb and its main conjugational features have been correctly described in Müller 1905:167. It has been completely misunderstood by Leslau who translates it ‘avoir un penchant sexueľ (LS 284). (CSOL II 6:17)

• mesíyyoʰ a woman craving for special food during pregnancy