áaḍu half; half of, some of; the one half; half of the people; some [...]

Part of Speech adj
Inflection Class Uml (Fem): éeḍi
    • half; half of, some of; the one half; half of the people; some of them, etc.
      • Example 27:
        aaweelíi se dúu mítra bháaṭa áak bhruk bhaagáana, bheegí ba áaḍu ta áak khaáanu áaḍu ba áak khaáanu.
        aaweelíi
        first
        se
        REM
        du
        two
        mitr
        blood.brother
        -a
        -pl
        bhe
        become
        -áṭ
        -AG
        -a
        -MPL
        ak
        IDEF
        bhruk
        kidney
        bhaagé
        divide
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        bhaagé
        divide
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        aḍ
        half
        -u
        -MSG
        ta
        DS
        ak
        one
        kha
        eat
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        aḍ
        half
        -u
        -MSG
        ba
        top
        ak
        one
        kha
        eat
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        First, the two who are becoming blood-brothers split a kidney, and then one of them eats half of it and the other eats the other half.
        Source:
        A:MIT022-3
      • Example 28:
        asíi áaḍa bhraaú ba saawá hína.
        asíi
        1pl.gen
        aḍ
        half
        -a
        -MPL
        bhraaú
        brother.pl
        ba
        top
        saáu
        <place>
        -a
        -obl
        hin
        be.prs
        -a
        -MPL
        Half of [some of] our brothers are in Sau [a village in Afghanistan].
        Source:
        A:BHB023
      • Example 29:
        áaḍa índa dharíita áaḍa ba naaṛéea the gíia.
        aḍ
        half
        -a
        -MPL
        índa
        here
        dharíit
        remain.pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        aḍ
        half
        -a
        -MPL
        ba
        top
        naaṛái
        <place>
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        gíia
        go.pfv.pl
        Half of them remained here, while the other half went to Naray.
        Source:
        A:ANC005e

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