Mari-English Dictionary

iziʃ

{adverb}

1. a bit, a little

♢ tudo iziʃ gəna t͡ɕən {sentence} (s)he's hardly right

♢ iziʃ gəna ludaʃ lijeʃ {sentence} you can hardly read this

♢ iziʃ gəna ʃəm kamβot͡ɕ {sentence} I almost fell

♢ iziʃ gəna βaraʃ ʃəm kod {sentence} I almost was late

♢ iziʃ lijmek, ørtʃø purəʃ {sentence} (s)he came to a little later

♦ iziʃ gəna {adverb} {set phrase} hardly; {set phrase} (with negation) almost

♦ iziʃ kanaltem {verb II} to rest for a bit

♦ iziʃ kutərem {verb II} to talk for a bit

♦ iziʃ kuʃkedam {verb I} to tear something slightly

♦ iziʃ lijmeke {adverb} {set phrase} a bit later, not long after

♦ iziʃ lijat {adverb} {set phrase} a bit later, not long after

♦ iziʃ tolaʃem {verb II} to play a few pranks

♦ iziʃ ʃonaltem {verb II} to think a little

♦ iziʃ sajrakən {adverb} a bit better

♦ iziʃ ondakrak {adverb} a bit earlier

♦ iziʃ ʃala-βula {adjective} a bit absent-minded

♦ iziʃ ʒap ertəmeke {adverb} after some time passed

2. almost, nearly

♢ iziʃ kaβaren oməl {sentence} I almost kicked the bucket

♢ iziʃ gəna kaβaren oməl {sentence} I almost kicked the bucket

♦ iziʃ gəna {adverb} {set phrase} almost, nearly

--"PARENT"--> izi

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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