ǰuaár maize

Part of Speech n.fem
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): ǰueerí
    • maize
      • Example 451:
        booǰái phanǰí ba ǰuaár preeṣéeli.
        booǰái
        sack
        phanǰ
        break
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        ǰuaár
        maize
        preeṣá
        pour.out
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        The sack broke and the maize was spilled out.
        Source:
        A:DHN2684
      • Example 903:
        asíi díiša dúu qísmii fásil bíiḍu bháanu, áak ta ǰuaár, áak ba ghoóm.
        asíi
        1pl.gen
        déeš
        village
        -a
        -obl
        du
        two
        qism
        kind
        -ii
        -gen
        fásil
        crop
        bíiḍ
        much
        -u
        -MSG
        bhe
        become
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        ak
        one
        ta
        DS
        ǰuaár
        maize
        ak
        one
        ba
        top
        ghoóm
        wheat
        There are two kinds of main crops in our village, one is maize and the other is wheat.
        Source:
        A:DLX110
      • Example 1023:
        sáat lookilúuṛim lúuntim de, áanga de ǰuaár ga lunáana.
        sat
        seven
        lookilúuṛi
        sapling
        -m
        -pl
        lúunt
        cut.off.pfv
        -im
        -FPL
        de
        pst
        áangu
        sickle
        -a
        -obl
        de
        by
        ǰuaár
        maize
        ga
        rel
        lun
        cut.off
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        Seven small trees were cut off, just like you cut maize with a sickle.
        Source:
        A:PAS096-7
      • Example 1092:
        heeṇṣúka bíiḍu mútu, ǰuaár šuí na páača.
        heeṇṣúka
        this.year
        bíiḍ
        much
        -u
        -MSG
        mut
        rain.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ǰuaár
        maize
        šu
        good
        -i
        -f
        na
        neg
        pač
        ripen
        -e
        -3sg
        It rained a lot this year, so the maize will not ripen well.
        Source:
        A:DLX238

Related entries

  • See also:
    • -íil1 Derivational suffix forming adjectives from nouns (particularly denoting materials or substances)
    • ǰuaaríili from maize (usually about bread)