Ararahih'urípih
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ásiv / ásim- to lie down to sleep, to go to bed

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #680 | revised Nov 07 2014

ásiv / ásim- V • to lie down to sleep, to go to bed

Derivatives (7)
áasish "to lie down, to go to bed"
asimáchish "put to sleep"
asímchak "to close one's eyes"
asimchákchakveenach "wren"
asimváram "bed"
xakan'ásiv "lover, paramour"
asímnaam "bed"

Source: WB 157, p.323

  • yafús-haar tu'ásiv. She goes to bed with her dress on. [Reference: KV]
  • ikmaháchraam ík i'ásiveesh. You'll have to sleep in the sweathouse. [Reference: DeA&F 1 Salmon 030]


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  1. pa-ni-'áhoo-tih   pa-púufich   uum   pa-mu-'asím-naam      ni-mah  
    NOMZ-1s(>3)-go-DUR   the-deer   3.SG   the-3sPOSS-go.to.bed-place   PERF   1s(>3)-see  
    When I was walking, I saw the deer's bed.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about driving and directions (SD-VS-02) | read full text
    Spoken by Sonny Davis | Download | Play
  2. ith'aran-ihrôoha   xákaan   kun-'ásim-tih  
    stranger-wife   with.(one.person)   3pl(>3s)-go.to.bed-DUR  
    He was sleeping with another's wife.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Adulterers Discovered" (WB_KL-39) | read full text