mágam but; however

Part of Speech conj
Vernacular Form مگم
Phonetic Form máɡam
    • but; however
      • Example 639:
        rhootašíia so ghareé girílu mágam tasíi ghaíi ga darák na bhíli.
        rhootašíi
        morning
        -a
        -obl
        so
        3MSG.nom
        ghareé
        again
        gir
        turn
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        mágam
        but
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        gháu
        cow
        -ii
        -gen
        ga
        any
        darák
        trace
        na
        neg
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        In the morning he went out again, but his cow did not show up.
        Source: A:DLX356
      • Example 852:
        mágam tasíi xuubí ba eeṛé de ki so ɣaribaanóom the bíiḍi phóom thíi de.
        mágam
        but
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        xuubí
        goodness
        ba
        top
        eeṛé
        3FSG.dist.nom
        de
        pst
        ki
        comp
        so
        3MSG.nom
        ɣaríb
        poor
        -aán
        -pl
        -am
        -pl.obl
        the
        to
        bíiḍ
        much
        -i
        -f
        pháam
        care
        the
        do
        -e
        -3sg
        de
        pst
        But his goodness was such that he took good care of the poor.
        Source: A:ABO010