ამბინენ

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ა- (a-) +‎ მბ- (mb-) +‎ -ინ- (-in-) +‎ -ენ (-en). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *q̇em- : q̇m- (to thrist).

Verb

ამბინენ • (ambinen) (Latin spelling ambinen) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni)

  1. to be thirsty, to thirst
    პიჯი დემიხომბუ. ოფშა წარი მამბინუ
    p̌ici demixombu. opşa ǯari mambinu
    My mouth is dry. I'm so thirsty.

Conjugation

See also

  • ომბორს (ombors), წკარი აშვენ (ǯǩari aşven, to be in a thirsty state)

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ambinen”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოომინუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi