იძიცაფს

Laz

Alternative forms

• იძიცამს (iżiʒams) — Vitse–Arkabi

Etymology

From ი- (i-) +‎ ძიც- (żiʒ-) +‎ -აფ (-ap) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *cc- (“to laugh”).

Verb

იძიცაფს • (iżiʒaps) (Latin spelling iżiʒaps) (Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)

1. to laugh

   Synonym: დიცამს (diʒams)

   ალიქ იძიცაპტაში ღენჯღილიმუში იძირენ

   alik iżiʒap̌ťaşi ğencğilimuşi iżiren

   When Ali laughs, his gums show

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “iz*i3ams/ iz*i3aps”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოძიცუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi