thíi3 from (the direction of)

Part of Speech post
Vernacular Form تھی
Phonetic Form tʰíi
Restrictions With preceding genitive nominal argument or a spatial adverb.
    • from (the direction of)
      • Example 46:
        kaaṭarghaáwee aakatí kasaán nikháata, giḍá dúšii thíi.
        kaaṭarghaá
        <place>
        =wée
        in
        aakatí
        some
        kasaán
        persons
        nikhát
        come.out.pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        giḍ
        <place>
        -a
        -obl
        dúši
        toward
        -ii
        -gen
        thíi
        from
        A few people appeared in Katergha, [coming] from the direction of the Damel Valley.
        Source: A:JAN043
      • Example 841:
        so ba andóoi thíi baáanu, rasuulíi aṛáai thíi baáanu.
        so
        3MSG.nom
        ba
        top
        andóoi
        from.here
        thíi
        from
        be
        go
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        rasuúl
        prophet
        -ii
        -gen
        aṛáai
        from.there.dist
        thíi
        from
        be
        go
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        He was coming from here, and the follower of the prophet was coming from there.
        Source: A:BHB184
      • Example 997:
        so ṭópii thíi huṇḍ the ukháatu.
        so
        3MSG.nom
        ṭópii
        of.below
        thíi
        from
        huṇḍ
        up.above
        the
        to
        ukhát
        come.up.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        He went up from down below.
        Source: A:DLX141
      • Example 999:
        se míiša ba huṇḍíi thíi se bhalaáii toobakíim ǰíti.
        se
        REM
        méeš
        man
        -a
        -obl
        ba
        top
        huṇḍíi
        from.above
        thíi
        from
        se
        REM
        bhalaá
        evil.spirit
        -ii
        -gen
        toobák
        rifle
        -íim
        -ins
        ǰit
        hit.pfv
        -i
        -f
        The man shot from above at the spirit with his gun.
        Source: A:WOM671
      • Example 1515:
        khéli muṣṭú be dac̣hí ta áak gáaḍu amzarái pharíi thíi yháandu.
        khéli
        quite.some
        muṣṭú
        before
        be
        go
        -í
        -CV
        dac̣hé
        look
        -í
        -CV
        ta
        DS
        ak
        IDEF
        gaḍ
        big
        -u
        -MSG
        amzarái
        lion
        phar
        away
        -ii
        -gen
        thíi
        from
        yhéi
        come
        -ánd
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        He had gone some ways when he saw a big lion come along from some distance away.
        Source: A:KAT042
      • Example 1762:
        ée wíi tu xu sóonii thíi wháandu.
        ée
        o!
        wíi
        water
        tu
        2sg.nom
        xu
        ADVS
        sáan
        pasture
        -ii
        -gen
        thíi
        from
        whéi
        come.down
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        O water, you are obviously coming down from the pastures.
        Source: A:SHY047
      • Example 1763:
        góoi thíi yhóolu.
        góoi
        from.where
        thíi
        from
        yhéi
        come
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        Where did you come from?
        Source: A:KAT030

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