séez size

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form سیز
Phonetic Form seéz
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl): -a
Origin Urdu (English 'size')
    • size
      • Example 147:
        aní darúṛi ma ga séezii samúum.
        aní
        prox
        darúṛi
        window
        ma
        1sg.nom
        ga
        what
        séez
        size
        -ii
        -gen
        samá
        make
        -um
        -1sg
        What size shall I make this window?
        Source: A:HOW045
      • Example 514:
        čaukeeṭíimii dapáara théeba ghooṣṭíi khaamadá the tarkaáṇ séez dáanu ki eeteeṇí séezii ḍhíngar máathe lun.
        čaukaáṭ
        door.frame
        -íim
        -pl.obl
        -ii
        -gen
        dapáara
        for
        thée
        then
        =ba
        top
        ghoóṣṭ
        house
        -ii
        -gen
        khaamád
        owner
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        tarkaáṇ
        carpenter
        séez
        size
        de
        give
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        ki
        comp
        eeteeṇ
        such
        -i
        -f
        séez
        size
        -ii
        -gen
        ḍhíngar
        wood
        ma
        1sg.nom
        =the
        to
        lun
        cut.off
        Then, for the door frames, the carpenter gives the house owner the size [and says], "Cut off a piece of wood of that size for me."
        Source: A:HOW036-7
      • Example 781:
        tuúš séeza ki ḍábal yháandu.
        tuúš
        little
        séez
        size
        -a
        -obl
        ki
        as
        ḍábal
        double
        yhéi
        come
        -ánd
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        Its size should be double [that of the house].
        Source: A:HOW078