šáan roof

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form شان
Phonetic Form ɕáan
Morphemic Form šan
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): šaná
Variant Form(s) šan (Biori)
    • roof
      • Example 899:
        se maazigaríi ghooṣṭíi kráamam díi faaríɣ bhe šaná the baéenim.
        se
        3pl.nom
        maazigár
        late.afternoon
        -ii
        -gen
        ghoóṣṭ
        house
        -ii
        -gen
        kram
        work
        -am
        -pl.obl
        díi
        from
        faaríɣ
        free
        bhe
        become
        -í
        -CV
        šan
        roof
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        be
        go
        -án
        -prs
        -im
        -FPL
        In the afternoon when they were free from household work, they were going up on the roof.
        Source: A:DLX290
      • Example 1110:
        kakuaakooṛá the zueení yhéeli heentá, šaná pharé bhraáš giráanu ki góo bheénš phúuṭa.
        kakuaakoóṛ
        chick
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        zueení
        adolescence
        yhéi
        come
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        heentá
        CONDL
        šan
        roof
        -a
        -obl
        pharé
        along
        bhraáš
        slowly
        gir
        walk
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        ki
        comp
        góo
        maybe
        bheénš
        beam
        phóoṭ
        break
        -e
        -3sg
        When the chicken comes of age, it will move slowly along the roof thinking a beam may break. [Proverb]
        Source: A:NH12:1:063

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