whíi to come down, come or go downhill/downstream

Part of Speech v.intr
Vernacular Form وھی
Phonetic Form whíi
Morphemic Form whéi-, what-
Inflection Class T (Prs): wháandu, (Pfv Masc Sg): wháatu, (Pfv Fem Sg): whéeti, (Cv): whaí, (Imp): whá
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form *avavahati 'carries down' (T: 841)
    • to come down, come or go downhill/downstream
      • Example 520:
        padúši čhaalá ghiní wháandu.
        padúši
        behind
        čhaál
        goat.kid
        -a
        -pl
        ghin
        take
        -í
        -CV
        whéi
        come.down
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        He is coming [downhill] after, along with the goats.
        Source: A:KAT113
      • Example 707:
        se dhrúuka wée dúu miilá bhun wháatu ma.
        se
        REM
        dhráuk
        gorge
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        in
        du
        two
        miíl
        mile
        -a
        -pl
        bhun
        down
        what
        come.down.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ma
        1sg.nom
        I came down two miles along the gorge.
        Source: A:HUA090
      • Example 712:
        tu dhrúu~ṣii kareé whíiṛ.
        tu
        2sg.nom
        dhrúu~ṣ
        <place>
        -ii
        -gen
        kareé
        when
        whéi
        come.down
        -eṛ
        -2sg
        When will you return [come down] from Drosh [to Ashret]?
        Source: A:DHN2043
      • Example 812:
        baṭá ḍuḍuríim wháanda.
        baṭ
        stone
        -a
        -pl
        ḍuḍúr
        roll
        -íim
        -CPRD
        whéi
        come.down
        -ánd
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        Stones are rolling down.
        Source: A:AYB009
      • Example 1440:
        baṣ hatí téez bhílu ooḍháal whéeti.
        baṣ
        rain
        hatí
        that.much
        téez
        strong
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ooḍháal
        flood
        wháat
        come.down.pfv
        -i
        -f
        The rain became so strong that the area flooded.
        Source: B:FLO169
      • 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 1830:
        tasíi híṛa wée dúi baát whéeti.
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        híṛu
        heart
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        into
        dúi
        another
        baát
        word
        wháat
        come.down.pfv
        -i
        -f
        Another idea entered his mind [lit. came down into his heart].
        Source: A:WOM632

Related entries

  • See also:
    • whaalíi to bring sth or sb downhill, take sth down, carry sth down
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