ʃortam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to cry, to weep
♦ jykən ʃortam {verb I} to sob
♦ jəβərten ʃortam {verb I} to cry tears of joy
♦ mygəren ʃortam {verb I} to sob
♦ ʃkem ʃortən luʃtarem {verb II} to have a good cry
♦ ʃortaʃ tyŋalam {verb I} to start crying, to burst into tears, to burst out crying
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// ʃortən koltem {verb II} {perfective} (see above); to start crying, to burst into tears, to burst out crying
// koləʃo βoktene ʃortən koltem {verb II} to burst into tears by a dead body
// ʃortən nalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ malen kəɲelʃe jot͡ɕa ʃortən naʎe {sentence} the child that just got up had a cry
// ʃortən pətarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ jomʃo saltak βert͡ɕ aβa ʃortən pətaren {sentence} the mother wept for the lost soldier
// ʃortən pətem {verb II} {perfective} (see above); to have a good cry
♢ aβaʒe tolmeʃ, azaʒe ʃortən pəten {sentence} the child cried till its mother came
