ამუღამს

Laz

Alternative forms

• ამუღაჲ (amuğay) — Vizha, Artasheni
• ამუმერს (amumers) — Arkabi, Khopa
• ამუმარს (amumars) — Chkhala

Etymology

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

Verb

ამუღამს • (amuğams) (Latin spelling amuğams) (Atina, Chanapeti)

1. to take (inanimate object) inside to someone or for someone

   ხასანიქ აჲშეს კარტოჶი ოდაშა ამუღამს.

   xasanik ayşes ǩarťofi odaşa amuğams.

   Khasan takes the potato for Aisha to her room.

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “amuğams/ amuğay”, 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