yákdam suddenly, at once

Part of Speech adv.mann
Vernacular Form یکدم
Phonetic Form jákdam
Origin Persian: yak-dam
    • suddenly, at once
      • Example 380:
        báaba ba yákdam bhíiru mheerí tasíi púustu gaḍí so púustu tas ṣaawóolu.
        báabu
        father
        -a
        -obl
        ba
        top
        yákdam
        immediately
        bhíiru
        he-goat
        mhaaré
        kill
        -í
        -CV
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        púustu
        skin
        gaḍé
        take.off
        -í
        -CV
        so
        REM.MSG.nom
        púustu
        skin
        tas
        3sg.acc
        ṣaawá
        put.on
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        The father killed a he-goat and skinned it, then he put the skin on him [his son].
        Source: A:DRA023
      • Example 1363:
        yákdam púši nikhéeti, buṭheé múuṣa uḍheewí gíia.
        yákdam
        immediately
        púši
        cat
        nikhát
        come.out.pfv
        -i
        -f
        buṭheé
        all
        múuṣu
        mouse
        -a
        -pl
        uḍhéew
        flee
        -í
        -CV
        gíia
        go.pfv.pl
        Suddenly the cat appeared, and all the mice fled.
        Source: A:DLX345
      • Example 1544:
        yákdam míi áa ǰhandraí ǰhulí póo díti.
        yákdam
        immediately
        míi
        1sg.erg
        a
        IDEF
        ǰhanduraá
        snake
        -í
        -obl
        ǰhulí
        on
        páa
        NVE
        dit
        put.pfv
        -i
        -f
        Suddenly I stepped on a snake.
        Source: A:TAQ162