sifát thíi to praise

Part of Speech v.tr:cjt.ninc
Vernacular Form صِفت تھی
Phonetic Form sifát tʰíi
Restrictions Fem agr with non-verb element in pfv; possessive complement
    • to praise
      • Example 805:
        áa insaán ɣaribí dítu seentá teeṇíi dóodiiee pardóodiiee ḍirnikáii sifát tháanu.
        a
        IDEF
        insaán
        human
        ɣaribí
        poverty
        dit
        fall.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        seentá
        CONDH
        teeṇíi
        refl
        dáadu
        fathers.father
        -ii
        -gen
        =ee
        CONJ
        pardóodu
        forefather
        -ii
        -gen
        =ee
        CONJ
        ḍirniká
        great-grandfather
        -ii
        -gen
        sifát
        praise
        the
        do
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        When a person becomes poor, he tells stories that praise his forefathers.
        Source: A:SHA002

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