šíia to fall, drop (to the ground)

Part of Speech v.intr
Vernacular Form شِیہ
Phonetic Form ɕíija
Morphemic Form šíi-, šíit-
Inflection Class T (Prs): šiáanu, (Pfv): šíitu, (Cv): šiyí
Variant Form(s) šíie (Biori)
    • to fall, drop (to the ground)
      • Example 944:
        lhookeeráii ba uǰutíi púustu mhaás šiyí haṇḍuká dharíita.
        lhookeeró
        younger.one
        -ii
        -gen
        ba
        top
        uǰút
        body
        -ii
        -gen
        púustu
        skin
        mhaás
        meat
        šíi
        fall.off
        -í
        -CV
        haṇḍúk
        bone
        -a
        -pl
        dharíit
        remain.pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        But the younger one's skin and flesh fell off so that only his bones remained.
        Source: A:DRA034
      • Example 1454:
        šaralá paaleé šiáana.
        šarál
        autumn
        -a
        -obl
        paalaá
        leaf
        -í
        -pl
        šíi
        fall.off
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        The leaves fall in the autumn.
        Source: A:DLX292
      • Example 1647:
        šaníi sum šiáanu.
        šan
        roof
        -ii
        -gen
        sum
        mud
        šíi
        fall.off
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        Dust is falling from the roof.
        Source: A:DLX294
      • Example 1665:
        muṭíi aaṣaṛí šíitim.
        muṭ
        tree
        -ii
        -gen
        aaṣáṛ
        apricot
        -í
        -pl
        šíit
        fall.off.pfv
        -im
        -FPL
        The apricots fell from the tree.
        Source: A:DLX293

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