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Soqotri Lexicon
نٞتٞزْيُو
netézyo (tentézi/tentíz)
basic morphological information
v. (VIII)
1. to be busy with one’s work; 2. to be alone, helpless, to have nobody to help
1. быть занятым работой; 2. быть одному, беспомощным
كان مشغولا بالعمل؛ عمل عملاً صعباً بدون مساعدة
LS 262; CSOL II 558; Bulakh 2024:211
1. быть занятым работой; 2. быть одному, беспомощным
كان مشغولا بالعمل؛ عمل عملاً صعباً بدون مساعدة
text examples
2. wa-šémteḷ šóuḥar ˁö́mor ho netézyoʰ ḥe wa-ˁéyyek ˁážeʰ ḷebˁóḷ di-tóuṣaḷ ḥe ‘Then the man spoke with her, saying: “I have nobody to help me in my work and I want to marry a woman who will help me”’ (CSOL II 13:12)
other notes
The verb is used impersonally in 3 sg. f., the experiencer is introduced with the preposition ḷe-: netézyoʰ ḥe ‘I am without help’.
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