nyʒam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to beat, to thrash, to flog, to whip
♦ toja dene nyʒam {verb I} to beat with a stick
2. {figuratively} to tell, to paint a picture of
♦ jomakəm nyʒam {verb I} to tell a fairy tale
♦ ʃojakəm nyʒam {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)
♢ ket͡ɕəβal ertəmeʃ nyʒeʃ {sentence} (s)he sleeping in till noon
♢ puleḿot nyʒeʃ {sentence} the machine gun is rattling away
♢ garmoɲəm nyʒeʃ {sentence} (s)he's bashing out a tune on an accordion
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// nyʒən kodem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ tudo toβarəm nyʒən kodəʃ {sentence} (s)he sharpened the ax
// nyʒən nalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// aβtomat dene nyʒən nalam {verb I} to shoot an assault rifle
// nyʒən optem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ pogənen tolʃo-βlakəm t͡ɕəlaʃtəmat ʃketən nyʒən optəʃ {sentence} (s)he beat up the whole crowd all on his/her own
// nyʒən pətarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ tudo ikte kodːe t͡ɕəlaʃtəm nyʒən pətarəʃ {sentence} (s)he beat every last one of them black and blue
// nyʒən ʃəndem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ məjat ʃəm t͡ɕəte, tudəm nyʒən ʃəndəʃəm {sentence} I couldn't take it anymore either and beat him/her black and blue
