xona (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))


xona

Transitivity / Valency

Ambitransitive

  • Intransitive: To move upward, to ascend, to rise.
  • Transitive: To raise, to lift, to move X upward.

Lexical Aspect

Activity: Continuous upward motion.

Grammatical Note

02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): Compound root verb.

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Motion

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɦona/

Translations

  • English: to ascend, to rise, to raise, to lift, to elevate
  • Polish: wznosić się, podnosić, unosić

Example sentences

Intransitive: To jhecè xona. The jet ascends.

Transitive: To wo të xona. I raise (my) hand.

Etymology

xo (Move) + na (Up/Top). Lit: “Move-Up.”

Derived terms

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