gùmë (verb) - to grab, to seize, to snatch

gùmë (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))

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gùmë

gùmë

Transitivity / Valency

monotransitive

Lexical Aspect

• Punctual (Achievement) — happens in a single moment.
• Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully” · -ů “make it ongoing”.

Grammatical Note

• 02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): Root/compound verb — may take -ů to derive a durative reading, and na-/tå-/ni-/chå- for other aspects.

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Manipulation

Pronunciation

IPA: /gɯmeɪ/

Pitch Accent

• Morae: gù · më
• Pattern: H · L
• Class: lexical

Translations

• English: to grab, to seize, to snatch
• Polish: chwytać, łapać

Example sentence

Example 1

• Asaxi: kiŕo gùmënáhè!
• English: Don’t grab the knife!
• Polish: x

Alternative Forms

Null

Etymology

gù- (grip) + më (take; extracted from canonical mënů „take away”).

Synonyms

• kma (to hold)
• mënů (to take away)

Antonyms

• fri (to release)

Derived terms

• gùmëshá (grabber, thief) (potential)