იტუჲ

Laz

Alternative forms
  • იტურს (iťurs), იტუს (iťus) — Atina
  • იტტუჲ (iťťuy) — alternative spelling

Etymology

From ი- (i-) +‎ ტ(ვ)- (ť(v)-) +‎ -უჲ (-uy). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ṭuw- (“to speak, say”).

Verb

იტუჲ • (iťuy) (Latin spelling iťuy) (Vizha, Artasheni)

  1. to tell, to say
    Synonyms: ზოპონს (zop̌ons), თქუმერს (tkumers), უწუმერს (uǯumers)
    ლაზებური ნავიტურტითუ ოხვოწონამტიი? - ოხოვოწონამტი.
    lazeburi naviťurťitu oxvoǯonamťii? - oxovoǯonamťi.
    Did you understand what we were saying in Laz? - I did.
  2. to read
    Synonyms: გოლიჲონაჲ (goliyonay), იკითხომს (iǩitxoms)
    აჲშე მექთუბი იტუჲ
    ayşe mektubi iťuy
    Aisha reads a letter
  3. to study (at school)
    Synonym: იკითხომს (iǩitxoms)
    აჲშე უნივერსითე იტუჲ
    ayşe universite iťuy
    Aisha is studying at the university

Usage notes
  • This verb has 2 roots depending on aspect; ტ(ვ)- (ť(v)-) (imperfective) and ზიტ- (ziť-) (perfective)
  • Verbal noun is ოზიტუ (oziťu)

Further reading
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “it’urs[1]/ it’us/ it’uy/ it’t’uy”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
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