neezgai

Etymology

ni- (terminative) + -z- (si-perfective 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -gai (neuter perfective stem of root -GAII, “to be hot”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nèːzkɑ̀ɪ̀/

Verb

neezgai

  1. to be hot
  2. to hurt, ache, have a fever
    Shitah neezgai.
    I have a fever.
    (literally, “My body hurts / is hot.”)

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb. As such, it has only the perfective stem.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (si), third person only.

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