Ararahih'urípih
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ishkáxishrihmath to stop (a person) from doing (something)

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3006 | revised Dec 08 2014

ishkáxishrihmath • V • to stop (a person) from doing (something)

Derivation:  ishkáxish-math  (= ishkax-ish-math)
stop.doing-CAUS  (= be.quiet-down-CAUS)

Source: WB 700.1.1, p.350

  • neepsharavríiki nuskáxishrihmathveesh. Help me stop him.! (lit. 'Help me, let's stop him!') [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (4)


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  1. chavúra    púra kára    îin    ishkáxishrihmathap    pá'aah   
    finally    nobody    TOPIC    he.stops.him    the.fire   
    Finally nothing stopped Fire.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  2. kári    xás    upiip    naa    îin    nishkáxishrihmatheesh   
    then    then    he.says    1sg.    TOPIC    I.will.stop.him   
    And he said, "I'll stop him."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  3. kári    xás    upiip    aah    naa    vúra    púra fâat    îin    neeshkáxishrihmatheesh   
    then    then    he.says    fire    1sg.    Intensive    nothing    TOPIC    it.will.stop.me   
    And Fire said, "Nothing can stop me."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  4. yakún    puxáy    vúra    mít    ishkáxishrihmathat   
    you.see    not.yet    Intensive    near.past    he.stopped.it   
    You see, they couldn't stop it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text