jală (verb) - to fly, to soar

jală (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))

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jală

jală

Transitivity / Valency

intransitive verb takes one argument, e.g. The bird(1) flies.

Lexical Aspect

• Durative (Activity) — unfolds over time.
• Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully”.

Grammatical Note

• 02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): Compound root verb.

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Motion

Pronunciation

IPA: /Ʝalaɪ/

Translations

• English: to fly, to soar
• Polish: latać, frunąć

Example sentence

John ni Itaŕi nijală nå. John is now preparing to fly (starts to fly) to Italy.

Alternative Forms

x

Etymology

ja (And/Connection?) + lă (looseness).

Synonyms

x

Antonyms

• aśù (To walk - land motion).

Derived terms

• jalăshá (Bird).
• gadăjală (Giant flier/bird).