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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *-eb (verbal thematic suffix).
Suffix
-ამ • (-am) (Latin spelling -am) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi)
- verbal thematic suffix
- დუშინ- (duşin-, “to think”) + -ამ (-am) → დუშინამს (duşinams, “S/he thinks”)
- მთურ- (mtur-, “to change something”) + -ამ (-am) → მთურამს (mturams, “S/he changes something”)
- ხარხალ- (xarxal-, “to boil something”) + -ამ (-am) → ხარხალამს (xarxalams, “S/he boils something”)
- ბარბალ- (barbal-, “to talk in one's sleep”) + -ამ (-am) → ბარბალამს (barbalams, “S/he talks in her/his sleep”)
Usage notes
- In Vizha and Artasheni dialects all of the consonant groups at the end of the verb are simplified to ჲ (y). -ამ-ს > -აჲ (-am-s > -ay).
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