jørlam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to fall, to fall down, to collapse
♢ pərdəʒ jørleʃ {sentence} the wall is collapsing
♦ kanaʃ jørlam {verb I} to lie down for a nap
♦ kyβarəʃ jørlam {verb I} to fall on the ground, to fall to the ground
♦ malaʃ jørlam {verb I} to collapse into bed
♦ uremeʃ jørlam {verb I} to collapse on the street
♦ ʃiʒde jørlam {verb I} to fall unexpectedly
2. to lie flat, to be beaten down (crops)
♢ ʃədaŋ jørlən {sentence} the wheat was beaten down
3. {figuratively} to perish, to die
♢ keβətəʃ tarβanəməʒ godəm ʃymʒəm kut͡ɕen ʃənden: omsa βoktenak jørlən {sentence} as (s)he was about to go shopping, (s)he grabbed at his/her heart and died by the door
4. {figuratively} to collapse, to fall apart
♢ 90-ʃe ijəʃte laska iləʃna t͡ɕotak jørʎø {sentence} our unworried life fell apart in the 90s
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// jørlən kajem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ʃyjʃø kapka meŋge jørlən kajen {sentence} the rotten gate pole fell over
