იტუჲ

Laz

Alternative forms

• იტურს (iťurs), იტუს (iťus) — Atina
• იტტუჲ (iťťuy) — alternative spelling

Etymology

From ი- (i-) +‎ ტ(ვ)- (ť(v)-) +‎ -უჲ (-uy). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ṭuw- (“to speak, say”).

Verb

იტუჲ • (iťuy) (Latin spelling iťuy) (Vizha, Artasheni)

1. to tell, to say

   Synonyms: ზოპონს (zop̌ons), თქუმერს (tkumers), უწუმერს (uǯumers)

   ლაზებური ნავიტურტითუ ოხვოწონამტიი? - ოხოვოწონამტი.

   lazeburi naviťurťitu oxvoǯonamťii? - oxovoǯonamťi.

   Did you understand what we were saying in Laz? - I did.

2. to read

   Synonyms: გოლიჲონაჲ (goliyonay), იკითხომს (iǩitxoms)

   აჲშე მექთუბი იტუჲ

   ayşe mektubi iťuy

   Aisha reads a letter

3. to study (at school)

   Synonym: იკითხომს (iǩitxoms)

   აჲშე უნივერსითე იტუჲ

   ayşe universite iťuy

   Aisha is studying at the university

Usage notes

• This verb has 2 roots depending on aspect; ტ(ვ)- (ť(v)-) (imperfective) and ზიტ- (ziť-) (perfective)
• Verbal noun is ოზიტუ (oziťu)

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “it’urs[1]/ it’us/ it’uy/ it’t’uy”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)