ǰíi to hit, shoot, beat

Part of Speech v.tr
Vernacular Form جی
Phonetic Form dʑíi
Morphemic Form ǰe-, ǰit-
Inflection Class T (Prs): ǰáanu, (Pfv): ǰítu, (Cv): ǰe, (Imp): ǰa
Restrictions Object in gen case and fem agr in pfv
    • to hit, shoot, beat
      • Example 809:
        ma kéeči yhainieé míi ba so lawáṛ ghiní ḍóoka ǰe ǰíti.
        ma
        1sg.nom
        kéeči
        near
        yhéi
        come
        -ainií
        -VN
        -eé
        -SIM
        míi
        1sg.erg
        ba
        top
        so
        REM.MSG.nom
        lawáṛ
        big.stick
        ghin
        take
        -í
        -CV
        ḍáak
        back
        -a
        -obl
        ǰe
        up
        ǰit
        hit.pfv
        -i
        -f
        As soon as it came near to me, I took the stick and hit it over its back.
        Source: A:HUA041
      • Example 1083:
        se míiša ba huṇḍíi thíi se bhalaáii toobakíim ǰíti.
        se
        REM
        méeš
        man
        -a
        -obl
        ba
        top
        huṇḍíi
        from.above
        thíi
        from
        se
        REM
        bhalaá
        evil.spirit
        -ii
        -gen
        toobák
        rifle
        -íim
        -ins
        ǰit
        hit.pfv
        -i
        -f
        The man fired from up there at the spirit with his gun.
        Source: A:WOM671
      • Example 1084:
        tíi ba se bheeṇíi muxanásti ǰíti, muxanásti ǰíti ta ba rúula bi tasíi gíia.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        ba
        top
        se
        REM
        bheéṇ
        sister
        -ii
        -gen
        muxanásti
        in.face
        ǰit
        hit.pfv
        -i
        -f
        muxanásti
        in.face
        ǰit
        hit.pfv
        -i
        -f
        ta
        DS
        ba
        top
        rúulu
        tear
        -a
        -pl
        bi
        SEP
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        gíia
        go.pfv.pl
        He hit his sister in her face and she started to weep.
        Source: A:BHB199
      • Example 1085:
        kuṛíina ta támbulamii ǰíin, rhooá díin, míiša ba axsí ǰíin.
        kuṛíina
        woman.pl
        ta
        DS
        támbul
        drum
        -am
        -pl.obl
        -ii
        -gen
        ǰe
        hit
        -en
        -3pl
        rhoó
        song
        -a
        -pl
        de
        give
        -en
        -3pl
        méeš
        man
        -a
        -pl
        ba
        top
        axsí
        kind.of.game
        ǰe
        hit
        -en
        -3pl
        The women were beating the drums and singing songs, and the men were playing axsí [a game].
        Source: A:JAN034-5

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