aβalte•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to grasp, to clasp
♦ aβalte•n tyreda•m {verb I} to cut grain (with a sickle)
♦ kid de•ne aβalte•m {verb II} to grasp with one's hand
2. {figuratively} to grasp, to clasp, to take hold of, to overcome
♢ jot͡ɕa•m o•jgo aβa•ltəʃ: pəta•rtəʃ li•ʃəl je•ŋʒəm jomda•rəʃ {sentence} the child was overcome by sorrow: it had lost the last person it was close to
♢ təga•j ʃo•nəʃ mə•jəm t͡ɕy•t͡ɕkədən aβalta• {sentence} such thoughts often take hold of me
♢ ʃo•t͡ɕmo-ku•ʃmo mlande•m βert͡ɕ ʃy•lək aβa•ltəʃ {sentence} I was overcome by homesickness
♢ sa•mərək y•dərəm ta•mle ʃi•ʒək aβa•ltəʃ: ka•t͡ɕe a•rmij gət͡ɕ pørtəle•ʃ {sentence} the young girl was overcome by joy: her boyfriend is coming back from the army
♢ ta•mle ʃi•ʒək ʃy•məm aβa•ltəʃ: peʃ βaʃke• məj aβa• lija•m {sentence} I was overcome by joy: soon, I will be a mother
3. to fill, to spread across, to engulf, to envelop
♢ ʃikʃ izi• pøle•məm ʃiʒde• aβa•ltəʃ {sentence} smoke suddenly filled the small room
4. to pick up, to carry
♦ tyŋa•ltəʃəm aβalte•m {verb II} to pick up an initiative
♦ jy•kəm aβalte•m {verb II} to pick up sound, to carry sound
♦ kumda•n aβalte•n {adverb} vigorously, with momentum
5. to seize, to capture, to take possession of
♦ mla•ndəm aβalte•m {verb II} to seize land
♦ po•gəm aβalte•m {verb II} to seize property
6. to cover, to span
♢ ʃə•mləme paʃa•ʃte ti•de jo•dəʃəm t͡ɕəla• mogərəma•t aβa•ltəme {sentence} this question has been covered from all angles in research work
7. {figuratively} to stare at, to fix one's gaze on
♢ t͡ɕoja• ʃint͡ɕa•ʒ de•ne ʃo•ŋgo y•dərəm tit͡ɕmaʃɲe•k aβa•ltəʃ {sentence} the shifty-eyed old man stared at the girl
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// aβalte•n nala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// t͡ɕəla• mo•gər gət͡ɕəna•t jo•dəʃəm aβalte•n nala•m {verb I} to consider a question from all angles
// aβalte•n ʃogala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ka•t͡ɕe moto•r y•dərəm ki•dʃe de•ne aβalte•n ʃogale•ʃ {sentence} the young man embraces the beautiful girl
// aβalte•n ʃənde•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ʃo•ŋgo kuβaβa•jəm o•jgo aβalte•n ʃə•ndəʃ {sentence} the old woman was overcome by grief
--"PARENT"--> aβe•m
