síi to sleep

Part of Speech v.intr
Vernacular Form سی
Phonetic Form síi
Morphemic Form so-, sut-
Inflection Class T (Prs): suáanu, (Pfv): sútu, (Cv): seé, (Imp): so
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form svápati 'sleeps' (T: 13902)
    • to sleep
      • Example 390:
        ma na suáa bhóolu.
        ma
        1sg.nom
        na
        neg
        so
        sleep
        -ái
        -inf
        bha
        be.able.to
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        I could not sleep.
        Source: A:DLX039
      • Example 1633:
        máaee tu ga bheší hína eení ghooṣṭá šíiṭi ma seé hínu.
        ma
        1sg.nom
        =ee
        CONJ
        tu
        2sg.nom
        ga
        rel
        bheš
        sit.down
        -í
        -CV
        hin
        be.prs
        -a
        -MPL
        eení
        prox
        ghoóṣṭ
        house
        -a
        -obl
        šíiṭi
        inside
        ma
        1sg.nom
        so
        sleep
        -í
        -CV
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        I was asleep inside the house where you and I are sitting.
        Source: A:HUA014-5
      • Example 1634:
        be liší súta.
        be
        1pl.nom
        liš
        rib
        -í
        -CV
        sut
        sleep.pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        We slept close together.
        Source: A:DLX284

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  • See also:
    • suóo to make sb sleep, put to sleep
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