авалташ

• IPA^(key): /ɑβɑlˈtɑʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʃ
• Hyphenation: авал‧таш

From аваш (avaš) +‎ -алташ (-altaš, “deverbal momentary verb forming suffix”).

авалташ • (avaltaš) (type I conjugation)

1. to be covered with, to enveloped in, to engulfed in

   пӧрт тул дене писын авалте

   pört tul deńe pisyn avalte

   the house was soon engulfed in flames

From аваш (avaš) +‎ -алташ (-altaš, “deverbal momentary verb forming suffix”).

авалташ • (avaltaš) (type II conjugation)

1. to grasp, to clasp
2. (figuratively) to grasp, to clasp, to take hold of, to overcome

   шочмо-кушмо мландем верч шӱлык авалтыш

   šočmo-kušmo mlandem verč šülyk avaltyš

   was overcome by homesickness

3. to fill, to spread across, to engulf, to envelop

   шикш изи пӧлемым шижде авалтыш

   šikš izi pöĺemym šižde avaltyš

   smoke suddenly filled the small room

4. to pick up, to carry
5. to seize, to capture, to take possession of
6. to cover, to span

   шымлыме пашаште тиде йодышым чыла могырымат авалтыме

   šymlyme pašašte tide jodyšym čyla mogyrymat avaltyme

   this question has been covered from all angles in research work

7. to stare at, to fix one's gaze on

   чоя шинчаж дене шоҥго ӱдырым тичмашнек авалтыш

   čoja šinčaž deńe šoŋgo üdyrym tičmašńek avaltyš

   the shifty-eyed old man stared at the girl

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “авалташ”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna