نِيشِي
níši (yenóši/ľinšέ)
basic morphological information

v. (I)

to forget
забывать
نَسِيَ
LS 276; CSOL I 627; CSOL II 555
text examples

a. έtkɛdo ˁážeʰ níšo aḷ-taˁmέr díˀseʰ ḥáḷoyḳ ‘The woman rushed and forgot to put on her earrings’ (CSOL II 25:3)

b. ṭáhɛrk ˁaf aˀáraḥ ˁamḳ di-ḥádeb níšik faḳḥ díˀʸho di-bíššoḷ ḥéṣakk díˀʸho di-ḳáˁar wa-ˁodk ˁéyhen ‘I set off, but midway along I realized that I’d forgotten some of my things. So I turned back toward home and got them’ (CSOL II 24:12e)

other notes

‘To forget to do something (negative particle + jussive)’ (a)

‘To leave something (direct object/object pronoun) somewhere, to leave behind by forgetfulness’ (b)

root
etymology
PWS *nšy to forget
continental MSA
  • Mhr. náyhi to forget, leave behind