nyʒa•m
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to beat, to thrash, to flog, to whip
♦ toja• de•ne nyʒa•m {verb I} to beat with a stick
2. {figuratively} to tell, to paint a picture of
♦ joma•kəm nyʒa•m {verb I} to tell a fairy tale
♦ ʃoja•kəm nyʒa•m {verb I} to tell tall tales, to spin yarns
3. {figuratively} to do something zealously, to do something diligently (used for a wide range of activities)
♢ ket͡ɕəβa•l ertəme•ʃ nyʒe•ʃ {sentence} (s)he sleeping in till noon
♢ puleḿo•t nyʒe•ʃ {sentence} the machine gun is rattling away
♢ garmo•ɲəm nyʒe•ʃ {sentence} (s)he's bashing out a tune on an accordion
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// ny•ʒən kode•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ tu•do toβa•rəm ny•ʒən ko•dəʃ {sentence} (s)he sharpened the ax
// ny•ʒən nala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// aβtoma•t de•ne ny•ʒən nala•m {verb I} to shoot an assault rifle
// ny•ʒən opte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ pogəne•n to•lʃo-βla•kəm t͡ɕəlaʃtəma•t ʃke•tən ny•ʒən o•ptəʃ {sentence} (s)he beat up the whole crowd all on his/her own
// ny•ʒən pətare•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ tu•do i•kte kodːe• t͡ɕəla•ʃtəm ny•ʒən pəta•rəʃ {sentence} (s)he beat every last one of them black and blue
// ny•ʒən ʃənde•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ məja•t ʃəm t͡ɕə•te, tu•dəm ny•ʒən ʃə•ndəʃəm {sentence} I couldn't take it anymore either and beat him/her black and blue
