шыматаш (-ем) [1]
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to comfort, to console
♦ ойган йолташӱдырым шыматаш (-ем) {verb II} to console a sorrowful girlfriend
2. to sleep with, to have sex with
♢ пӧръеҥ пелашыжым шымата {sentence} the man is having sex with his wife
3. to entertain, to amuse
♦ иктаж-кӧм йокрок годым шыматаш (-ем) {verb II} to entertain someone when they are bored
4. to smooth, to smooth out
♦ товаҥше ӱпым шыматаш (-ем) {verb II} to smooth out one's tangled hair
5. {figuratively} to caress, to arouse a pleasant feeling
♢ сай муро пылышым шымата {sentence} a good song caresses the ear
6. {figuratively} to coddle, to pamper, to treat well
♢ изиэм годым илыш мыйым шыматен огыл {sentence} life didn't treat me well when I was a child
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// шыматен налаш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// шортшо йочам шыматен налаш (-ам) {verb I} to comfort a crying child