ijam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to swim
♦ βydəʃ purəde ijaʃ ot tunem {phrase} you can't learn how to swim without going into the water
♦ βyd jəmalne ijam {verb I} to swim underwater
♦ ijən moʃtədəmo {adjective} {noun} nonswimmer
♦ ijaʃ tunemam {verb I} to learn to swim
♦ ijaʃ tyŋalam {verb I} to start swimming
♦ toraʃke ijam {verb I} to swim far out
♦ tupəʃto ijam {verb I} to swim on one's back
2. to swim on, to float
♢ yj βyd ymbalne ijeʃ {sentence} oil floats on water
3. to sail, to navigate, to boat
♢ paroxod dunajəʃte ijeʃ {sentence} there's a steamboat going on the Danube
♦ puʃ dene ijam {verb I} to row
4. {figuratively} to glide, to float, to move smoothly through the air
♢ juʒəʃto izi ləʃtaʃ ijeʃ {sentence} a leaf is gliding through the air
5. {figuratively} to spread
♢ tamle duxi ypʃ ijeʃ {sentence} the scent of the perfume is spreading
6. {figuratively} to flutter, to wave (flags, banners)
♢ tiste maʃina ymbalne ijeʃ {sentence} a banner is fluttering on the car
7. {figuratively} to be bathed in, to be flooded with
♦ βolgədəʃto ijam {verb I} to be brilliantly illuminated, to be flood-lit, to be bathed in light
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ ijən βont͡ɕem {verb II} (across)
/ eŋer got͡ɕ ijən βont͡ɕem {verb II} to swim across a river
/ eŋerəm ijən βont͡ɕem {verb II} to swim across a river
/ ijən kajem {verb II} (off, away)
/ βes serəʃ ijən kajem {verb II} to swim to the other shore
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// ijən koʃtam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ ludo jerəʃte ijən koʃteʃ {sentence} the duck is swimming on the lake
// ijən koʃtʃo {adjective} drifting, floating, swimming
