Mari-English Dictionary

oβarte•m

1. to inflate, to blow up

♦ me•č́ə̑m oβarte•m {verb II} to blow up a ball, to inflate a ball

♦ küse•nə̑m oβarte•m {verb II} {set phrase} to fill one's pckets

♦ pue•n oβarte•m {verb II} to blow up (with one's mouth)

♦ tü•rβə̑m oβarte•m {verb II} {set phrase} to pout one's lips

2. to blow, to fan

♢ ü•pšə̑m marde•ž oβarta• {sentence} wind is fanning his/her hair

3. {transitive} to turn over

♦ kle•βə̑rə̑m oβarte•m {verb II} to turn clover over

4. to fluff up

♦ kü•pč́ə̑kə̑m oβarte•m {verb II} to fluff up a pillow

5. {transitive} to bristle up, to ruffle up

♦ šinč́aβu•nə̑m oβarte•m {verb II} {set phrase} to knit one's brows

6. to lift, to raise, to make rise

♢ ru rua•šə̑m oβarta• {sentence} yeast raises dough

7. {figuratively} to exaggerate, to overstate, to blow up, to inflate, to swell

♦ jomdarə̑ma•šə̑m oβarte•m {verb II} to exaggerate losses

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// oβarte•n pə̑tare•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

♢ kas ma•rte ti•de o•lə̑kə̑što č́ə̑la• šu•də̑m oβarte•n pə̑tarə̑šna• {sentence} we turned over all the hay on this field by evening

--"PARENT"--> oβare•m

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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