ამიღამს

Laz

Alternative forms

• ამიღაჲ (amiğay) — Vizha, Artasheni
• ამიმერს (amimers) — Arkabi, Khopa
• ამიმარს (amimars) — Chkhala

Etymology

From ამა- (ama-) +‎ ი- (i-) +‎ ღ- (ğ-) +‎ -ამ (-am) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ɣw- (“to take, take away (inanimate objects)”). Cognate with Georgian ღება (ɣeba).

Verb

ამიღამს • (amiğams) (Latin spelling amiğams) (Atina, Vitse–Arkabi)

1. to take (inanimate object) inside

   Synonym: ამიმერს (amimers)

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “amiğams/ amiğay”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ამაღუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi