Ararahih'urípih
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ihêeraha tobacco (wild or domestic), tobacco plant

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1535 | revised Oct 14 2015

ihêeraha N • tobacco (wild or domestic), tobacco plant Nicotiana bigelovii (Schenck and Gifford, no. 206). Variant: ihêera.

Literally: 'being smoked'

Derivation ihêer-aha-a
smoke-ESS-DEVERB

Derivatives (5)
iheeraháamvaan "Nuttall's whippoorwill "
iheeráhaan "smoker, person who smokes"
iheerahamvanvasih'ikxúrik "whippoorwill back design, used in tobacco baskets"
iheerahasípnuuk "tobacco basket (O'Neale, p. 40)"
ithimkak'ihêeraha "morning sun slope tobacco"

Source: WB 417.1, p.336; JPH pla 06:556

Note: Refers to tobacco leaf, as opposed to uhípih 'tobacco stem' (JPH mat 15:776).


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  1. pa-hûut   u-thvúy-tiih-va   p-eehêeraha  
    the-how   3s(>3)-be.named-DUR-PL.ACT   the-tobacco  
    The Name of Tobacco
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, The Name of Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.2) | read full text
  2. ihêeraha  
    tobacco  
    tobacco, tobacco plant; literally means "that which is smoked"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, The Name of Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.2) | read full text
  3. iheeraha-sípnuuk  
    tobacco-storage.basket  
    tobacco basket
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, The Name of Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.2) | read full text
  4. pa-koovúra   pa-nanu-ppírish   puyíththaxay   vúra   kúnish   vaa   kum-eekyâa-hara   p-eheeraha-'íppa   vúra   chishihpurith-'íppa   kích   vaa   kúnish   kum-éekyav   pa-'apxantîich   îin      kin-ippêer  
    NOMZ-all   the-1plPOSS-plant   not.a.single.one   Intensive   sort.of   that   3sPOSS-making-NEG   the-tobacco-tree   Intensive   nightshade.sp.-tree   only   that   sort.of   3sPOSS-making   the-white.man   TOPIC   PERF   3>1pl-say.to  
    Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Of All Karuk plants the Black Nightshade is Most Like Tobacco, the Whites Tell Us (JPH_TKIC-III.3) | read full text
  5. sah-ihêeraha   káru   mah-ihêeraha  
    downhill-tobacco   also   uphill-tobacco  
    "Downslope and Upslope Tobacco"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text
  6. pu-'ikpíhan-hara   pa-sah-ihêeraha   xáat   vaa   ár   u-hêer  
    NEG-strong-NEG   the-downhill-tobacco   may   that   person   3s(>3)-smoke  
    That river tobacco is not strong, if a person smokes it.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text
  7. áraar   uum   vúra   pu-'ihêera-tih-ara   pa-sah-ihêeraha  
    human   3.SG   Intensive   NEG-smoke-DUR-NEG   the-downhill-tobacco  
    The Indians never smoke it, that river tobacco.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text
  8. kúna   vúra   pa-tapas-ihêeraha   uum   kúnish   axváhah-ar   tíiky-an   ár   u-xváhahi-ti   pa-t-u-'áffish-ahaak   pa-tapas-ihêeraha  
    in.addition   Intensive   the-real-tobacco   3.SG   sort.of   make.sticky-having.been.-ed   hand-Locative   person   3s(>3)-make.sticky-DUR   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-touch-when   the-real-tobacco  
    But the real tobacco is pithy, it makes a person's hands sticky when one touches it, the real tobacco does.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Downslope and Upslope Tobacco (JPH_TKIC-III.4) | read full text
  9. p-eheeraha-'íppa   mu-p-ikyutunvá-ra-muu   káru   koovúra   pa--thvuy  
    the-tobacco-tree   3sPOSS-ITER-between.joint-here-to   also   all   the-3sPOSS-name  
    "Morphology of the Tobacco Plant"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  10. p-eheeraha-'íppa   pa-kóo   u-thvúy-ttiih-va   pa-mu-shvitá-va  
    the-tobacco-tree   the-all   3s(>3)-be.named-DUR-PL.ACT   the-3sPOSS-piece-INDEF  
    "Morphology of the Tobacco Plant"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  11. koovúra   p-eheeraha-'íppa  
    all   the-tobacco-tree  
    "The Plant"
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  12. íp   ni-máh-at   pa-mi-heeraha-ppírish  
    PAST   1s(>3)-see-PAST   the-2sPOSS-tobacco-plant  
    I saw your good for nothing tobacco weeds.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  13. yáan   vúr   u-'íkkyusunu-tih-ach   p-eheeraha-ppírish  
    recently   Intensive   3s(>3)-point.(in.direction)-DUR-DIM.(verbs)   the-tobacco-plant  
    The tobacco is just starting to come up.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  14. á'yaach   vúr   u-vêehrím-va   p-oo-'íif-ti   p-eehêeraha  
    straight.up   Intensive   3s(>3)-stand.(things)-PL.ACT   NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-DUR   the-tobacco  
    The tobacco plant stands straight up as it grows.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  15. á'yaach   vúra   u-vêehrim-va   p-oo-'íif-ti   p-eheeraha-'íppa  
    straight.up   Intensive   3s(>3)-stand.(things)-PL.ACT   NOMZ-3s(>3)-grow-DUR   the-tobacco-tree  
    The tobacco plant stands straight up as it grows.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  16. p-eheeraha-'íppa   uum   vúra   iváxr-a   kúnish   koovúra   pu-'ássar-hara   sákriiv  
    the-tobacco-tree   3.SG   Intensive   be.dry-DEVERB   sort.of   all   NEG-juicy-NEG   hard  
    The tobacco plant is all dryish, it is not juicy, it is tough.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  17. p-eheerah-áaptiik   pa-'uh-'íppi   sákriiv-sha   pu-yâamahukich   kup-eeshpátt-ahi-tih-ara  
    the-tobacco-branch   the-tobacco-bone   hard-PL   NEG-easy   MODAL-be.broken-Modal-DUR-NEG  
    The tobacco-branches, the tobacco-stems are tough; they do not break easily.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text
  18. káru   vúra   p-eehêeraha   vúra   imxathakkêem  
    also   Intensive   the-tobacco   Intensive   bad-smelling  
    And tobacco stinks.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text
  19. p-eehêeraha   apmáan   u-krixyúpxup-ti   ára   úux   xára   vúr   apmáan   u-'ákka-tih  
    the-tobacco   mouth   3s(>3)-have.burning.taste-DUR   person   bitter   long.time   Intensive   mouth   3s(>3)-taste-DUR  
    Tobacco burns a person's mouth, it tastes bad.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text
  20. vaa      kun-píip   fâat   vúrava   pa-'úux-haak   úux   ihêeraha   kóo   úux  
    so   the   3pl(>3s)-say   what   just   NOMZ-bitter-when   bitter   tobacco   as.much.as   bitter  
    They say when anything tastes bad: "It tastes bad, it tastes as bad as tobacco."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text
  21. nani-ttáat   mít   u-p-ôovôo-?ih-at   pa-fâat   vúrava   úux-haak   iheerahá-xiit   kyúnish   kyóo   uux  
    1sPOSS-mother   near.past   3s(>3)----PAST   the-what   just   bitter-when   tobacco-green   sort.of   as.much.as   bitter  
    My mother used to say when anything tasted bad: "It tastes as bad as green tobacco."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text
  22. hâari      kun-pakátkat   pa-yaaf   pa-kári   kun-tákkiri-tih-at   kári   xás      kun-piip   ihêeraha   vúra   kári   kyóo   úux   pa-yaaf  
    sometime   the   3pl(>3s)-take.a.taste   the-acorn.dough   NOMZ-then   3pl(>3s)-leach.(acorn.meal)-DUR-PAST   then   then   the   3pl(>3s)-say   tobacco   Intensive   then   as.much.as   bitter   the-acorn.dough  
    Sometimes when they taste of acorn dough, when they are still soaking it, they say: "The acorn dough tastes as bad as smoking tobacco yet."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text
  23. pa-yáan   vúr   u-'íif-ti-haak   puxxích   thúkkinkunish   p-eheeraha-'íppa   pa-chím   u-imtúpp-eesh-ahaak   vaa   kári   taváttavkunish  
    NOMZ-recently   Intensive   3s(>3)-grow-DUR-when   very.much   blue-green   the-tobacco-tree   NOMZ-soon   3s(>3)-be.ripe-FUT-when   so   then   light-colored  
    When it is just growing, the tobacco plant is real green, when it is already going to get ripe, it is then light-colored.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Sense Characteristics (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.a) | read full text
  24. iheerah-éemnak  
    tobacco-coal  
    tobacco charcoal
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  25. iheerah-áamtaap  
    tobacco-dust  
    tobacco ashes
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  26. p-eheeraha-'úhthaam-sa  
    the-tobacco-garden-PL  
    Tobacco Plots
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  27. iheeraha-'úhthaam  
    tobacco-garden  
    tobacco plot
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  28. iheeraha-'uhthamhí-ram  
    tobacco-plant-place  
    tobacco garden
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  29. -mitva   iheeraha-'uhthamhí-ram-hanik  
    NOMZ-former   tobacco-plant-place-ANC  
    former tobacco plot
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  30. p-eehêeraha   u-'íif-tih-irak  
    the-tobacco   3s(>3)-grow-DUR-where  
    place where tobacco grows
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  31. iheeraha-pífapu  
    tobacco-seedling  
    volunteer tobacco plant
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  32. sah-'ihêeraha  
    downhill-tobacco  
    wild tobacco
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  33. iheeraha-'éepuum  
    tobacco-root  
    tobacco root
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  34. iheeraha-'ípa  
    tobacco-tree  
    tobacco plant
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  35. iheerah-aaptik-tunvêech-as  
    tobacco-branch-small.(pl.)-PL  
    little tobacco branches
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  36. p-eheeraha-'ípa   u-súuf-hi   su'  
    the-tobacco-tree   3s(>3)-backbone-DENOM   inside  
    The tobacco plant has pith inside.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text
  37. iheeraha-pírish  
    tobacco-plant  
    tobacco leaves
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text
  38. iheerahá-saan  
    tobacco-leaf  
    tobacco leaves
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text
  39. iheeraha-xíit  
    tobacco-green  
    tobacco leaves
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text
  40. afiv-'ávahkam   a'-vánihich   vaa   p-oo-pírish-hi-ti   pa-mu-'iheerahá-saan   áfiv   uum   vúra   pirísh-iipux  
    bottom-over   high-DIM   that   NOMZ-3s(>3)-plant-DENOM-DUR   the-3sPOSS-tobacco-leaf   bottom   3.SG   Intensive   plant-without  
    Somewhat up the stem the leaves commence; the base is without leaves.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text
  41. p-eheerahá-saan   tiníhyaach-as   vaa   pa-kun-'ihêera-tih  
    the-tobacco-leaf   quite.wide-PL   that   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-smoke-DUR  
    The tobacco leaves are widish ones; those are what they smoke.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text
  42. vâaram-sa   ipaníchih-sha   p-eheeraha-pírish  
    long-PL   -PL   the-tobacco-plant  
    The tobacco leaves are long, pointed.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text
  43. p-eheerahá-saan   xúus   kunish   ithváaykam-kam   kôomahich   vúra   u-'áxvuh?-ha?-hi-tih-ach   p-eheeraha-san-vásihkam-kam  
    the-tobacco-leaf   smooth   sort.of   front-side   little.bit   Intensive   3s(>3)-fuzz-DENOM-ESS-DUR-DIM.(verbs)   the-tobacco-leaf-behind-side  
    Tobacco leaves are smooth on top, but a little hairy on the underside.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text
  44. ipan-sún-uk-ich   vaa   káan   pa-yêepsha   ikpíhan   p-eehêeraha   kunish   ár   u-'iftakankôo-ti   vaa   p-eheeraha-yêepsha   káan-vári  
    end-off-to.here-DIM   so   there   the-good.(pl.)   strong   the-tobacco   sort.of   person   3s(>3)-stick.to-DUR   so   the-tobacco-good.(pl.)   there-toward  
    Toward the top they are good leaves, it is strong tobacco, like it would stick to a person, they are good tobacco leaves that side.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text
  45. áfivarih   uum   p-u-'ifyayêepshah-ara   p-eehêeraha   ú-mvaay-ti   káru   vúra   pathríha   mûuk   pathríha   mûuk   káru   vúra   ú-mvaay-ti  
    toward.base   3.SG   NEG-3s(>3)-such.good.ones-NEG   the-tobacco   3s(>3)-become.wilted-DUR   also   Intensive   rain   with.(by.means.of)   rain   with.(by.means.of)   also   Intensive   3s(>3)-become.wilted-DUR  
    Toward the base the tobacco leaves are not so good, they are wilted, they are wilted with the sunshine and also with the rain, with the rain also they are wilted.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Leaf (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.h) | read full text
  46. vaa   kun-ippí-tti   imxathakkêem   ikpíhan   p-eheerah-áaxvaha  
    so   3pl(>3s)-say-DUR   bad-smelling   strong   the-tobacco-pitch  
    They say: "It stinks, it is strong, the tobacco gum."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full text
  47. vaa   kári   xás   kun--ti   t-óo   mtup   p-eehêeraha   pa-   kun-ma   t-óo   xváha-ha  
    so   then   then   3pl(>3s)-think-DUR   PERF-3s(>3)   be.ripe   the-tobacco   NOMZ-PERF   3pl(>3s)-see   PERF-3s(>3)   pitch-DENOM  
    Then they know the tobacco is ripe, when they see it is gummy.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Gum (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.i) | read full text
  48. iheeraha-'úhish  
    tobacco-seed  
    tobacco seeds
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full text
  49. iheeraha-'uhish-íkyav  
    tobacco-seed-making  
    tobacco seeds that they are fixing
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Seed (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.k) | read full text
  50. purafâat   vúra   káru   kuma-'úhish   utháamhí-tih-ap-hanik   vúra   iheeraha-'úhish   vúra   kích   kun-iyâa-tih-anik  
    nothing   Intensive   also   3sPOSS-seed   plant-DUR-NEG-ANC   Intensive   tobacco-seed   Intensive   only   3pl(>3s)-make-DUR-ANC  
    And they never sowed any kinds of seeds, they operated only with the tobacco seeds.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full text
  51. purafâat   vúra   káru   kuma-'úhish   iinâak   táayhi-tih-anik   vúra   ihêeraha   kích   iheeraha-'úhish   vúra   kich  
    nothing   Intensive   also   3sPOSS-seed   indoors   be.many-DUR-ANC   Intensive   tobacco   only   tobacco-seed   Intensive   only  
    And they never had any kind of seeds stored in the houses, only the tobacco, the tobacco seeds.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, But They Never Packed Seeds Home (JPH_TKIC-IV.4) | read full text