Ararahih'urípih
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iváxrah to be dry

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3448 | revised Feb 28 2015

iváxrah • V • to be dry

Derivation:  im-axrah
DENOM dead.tree

Derivatives (11; show derivatives)

Source: WB 791, p.356

Note: Initial /i/ is lost after prefixal vowel.

  • tupiváxrah peeshkêesh. The river is drying up. [Reference: KV]
  • kári xás tuváxrah, patóomtup. Then (the seeds) dry up, when they get ripe. [Reference: TK 59.36]

Sentence examples (10)

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  1. 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

  2. ákthiip-kunish   akthip-'iváxra   pa-'uhípih   pa-t-u-vaxrá-haak  
    barley-like   barley-dry   the-tobacco.stem   the-PERF-3s(>3)-be.dry-when  
    They are like ákthiip [grass sp.], like dry ákthiip, the tobacco stems, when they get dry.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Parts of the Tobacco Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A.b-g) | read full text

  3. kúnish   t-u-váxrah  
    sort.of   PERF-3s(>3)-be.dry  
    They (leaves) were kind of dry.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences about comparisons (VS-18) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  4. xás   vúra   t-u-váxrah   pa-pimnáanih  
    then   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-be.dry   the-summer  
    It was dry, in the summer.
    Source: Vina Smith, Gathering wood (VS-47) | read full text
    Spoken by Vina Smith | Download | Play

  5. xás   ú-piip   uum   vúra   páy   chu-'ív-eesh  
    then   3s(>3)-say   3.SG   Intensive   this   -be.dry-FUT  
    And he said, "This one is going to die.
    Source: Violet Super, Violet's Dog (VSu-03) | read full text

  6. t-óo   xra   pa-'íshaha   vúra   t-u-váxrah  
    PERF-3s(>3)   thirst.for   the-water   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-be.dry  
    He was thirsty, he was so dry.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text

  7. xás   pa-mú-prii   vúra   puxích   t-u-váxrah  
    then   the-3sPOSS-tongue   Intensive   very.much   PERF-3s(>3)-be.dry  
    His tongue was very dry.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  8. koovúra   ík   pa-'íshaha   u-váxraah-vunaa-vish  
    all   must   the-water   3s(>3)-be.dry-PL-FUT  
    All the water must dry up."
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  9. xás   vúra   uum   hûut   chími   u-'îin-eesh   pa-mú-prii   vúra   t-u-váxrah  
    then   Intensive   3.SG   how   soon   3s(>3)-do-FUT   the-3sPOSS-tongue   Intensive   PERF-3s(>3)-be.dry  
    What was he to do? His tongue was just dry.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text

  10. xás   t-u-váxrah   tá   kun-iyvôonih   xás   t-óo   yvax  
    then   PERF-3s(>3)-be.dry   PERF   3pl(>3s)-take.(acorns).down   then   PERF-3s(>3)   shell.(acorns)  
    And they dried; they took them down, and they hulled them.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Making Acorn Soup" (WB_KL-74) | read full text