Mari-English Dictionary

амырташ (-ем)

{verb II} [Generate paradigm]

1. to dirty, to soil, to make dirty, to get something dirty, to stain

♦ амыртыде возаш (-ем) {verb II} to write cleanly, not making any ink blots

♦ вургемым амырташ (-ем) {verb II} to get one's clothes dirty

♦ кидым амырташ (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to get one's hands dirty, to be involved in dirty business

♦ шӱргым амырташ (-ем) {verb II} to get one's face dirty

2. to pollute

♦ южым амырташ (-ем) {verb II} to pollute air

♦ эҥерым амырташ (-ем) {verb II} to pollute a river

3. {figuratively} to disgrace, to discredit, to denigrate

♦ лӱмнерым амырташ (-ем) {verb II} to disgrace one's own name

♦ пиалым амырташ (-ем) {verb II} to darken happiness

4. {figuratively} to defile

♢ тыгай шакше шомак тыште йоҥгышаш огыл: отым тыге амырташ ок лий {sentence} such bad language must not be used here, the sacred grove must not be defiled like this

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// амыртен пытараш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

// книгам амыртен пытараш (-ем) {verb II} to soil a book

// амыртен шындаш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

// кӱмыжым амыртен шындаш (-ем) {verb II} to make a dish dirty

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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