saatíi to take care of, protect; manage

Part of Speech v.tr
Vernacular Form ساتی
Phonetic Form saatíi
Morphemic Form saat-é-
Inflection Class L:e (Prs): saatáanu, (Pfv): seetílu, (Cv): seetí, (Imp): saatá
    • to take care of, protect; manage
      • Example 240:
        pašambeé teeṇíi bhraaudhií seetíli, seetí tasíi múuṛa wée baḍíli.
        pašambeé
        <person>
        teeṇíi
        refl
        bhraaudhií
        brother's.daughter
        saaté
        look.after
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        saaté
        look.after
        -í
        -CV
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        múuṛ
        lap
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        in
        baḍ
        grow.up
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        Pashambe looked after his niece and she grew up in his house [lit. in his lap].
        Source: A:PAS019
      • Example 916:
        xudaái ɣaríibii ɣaribí díi saatíi.
        xudaái
        God
        ɣaríb
        poor
        -ii
        -gen
        ɣaribí
        poverty
        díi
        from
        saaté
        look.after
        -e
        -3sg
        God will protect the poor from poverty. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:206
      • Example 1612:
        se c̣hiír kirní zaán saatíi de.
        se
        3FSG.nom
        c̣hiír
        milk
        kirn
        sell
        -í
        -CV
        zaán
        self
        saaté
        look.after
        -e
        -3sg
        de
        pst
        She was [just] managing, by selling the milk.
        Source: A:DLX278