მე-

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Laz

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mi- (aside from speaker).

Preverb

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მე- (me-) (Latin spelling me-)

  1. by moving off from the speaker in parallel with the ground
    მე- (me-) + ‎დგით- (dgit-, to stand) → ‎ნოდგითუნ (nodgitun, S/he stops by approaching something)
  2. a little part
    მე- (me-) + ‎ტროხ- (ťrox-, to break) → ‎ნოტროხუნ (noťroxun, S/he gets hurt at a little part of her/his body)
  3. function unknown
    მე- (me-) + ‎კვათ- (ǩvat-, to cut) → ‎მეკვათუმს (meǩvatums, S/he cuts)

Usage notes

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  • It becomes ნ- (n-) before vowels.
  • It becomes მი- (mi-) before ვა (va), ვო (vo), მა (ma), გა (ga), მო (mo) and გო (go) but It stays მე- (me-) before ვი (vi), ვუ (vu), მი (mi) and გი (gi) in Batumi Dialect.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “me-”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)