-უმ

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Laz[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *-am : -m.

Suffix[edit]

-უმ (-um) (Latin spelling -um)

  1. verbal thematic suffix
    ნჩხალ- (nçxal-, to pound the branches of fruit trees, walnuts, etc. with a pole) + ‎-უმ (-um) → ‎ნჩხალუმს (nçxalums, S/he shakes branches with sticks or poles to drop walnuts, chestnuts, etc.)
    კარხ- (ǩarx-, to tidy up, prepare) + ‎-უმ (-um) → ‎კარხუმს (ǩarxums, S/he packs or prepares)
    ხალ- (xal-, to roast) + ‎-უმ (-um) → ‎ხალუმს (xalums, S/he overcooks it turns it black and inedible)
    თან- (tan-, to shine) + ‎-უმ (-um) → ‎თანუმს (tanums, S/he shines)

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