ᠰᠠᠮᠪᡳ

Manchu

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sam.pi]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tungusic *sā-, compare Nanai саори (saori).

Verb

ᠰᠠᠮᠪᡳ • (sambi)

1. (transitive) to know; to understand
2. (transitive) to examine; to investigate; to review
3. (transitive) to shine upon; to illuminate

Conjugation

Selected forms of ᠰᠠᠮᠪᡳ (sambi)
type ha-ra

Sentence-final forms
Indicative		Simple		Progressive		Perfect
	Present-future	ᠰᠠᠮᠪᡳ (sambi)		ᠰᠠᠮᡝ ᠪᡳ (same bi)		ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠪᡳ (sahabi)
	Past	ᠰᠠᡥᠠ (saha)		ᠰᠠᠮᠪᡳᡥᡝ (sambihe)		ᠰᠠᠮᠪᡳᡥᡝᠪᡳ (sambihebi)
	Future	ᠰᠠᡵᠠ (sara)		—		—
Interrogative		Affirmative			Negative
	Non-past	ᠰᠠᠣ (sao)			ᠰᠠᡵᠠᡴᡡᠨ (sarakūn)
	Past	ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠣ (sahao)			ᠰᠠᡥᠠᡴᡡᠨ (sahakūn)
		Affirmative			Negative
Imperative		ᠰᠠ (sa)			ᡠᠮᡝ ᠰᠠᡵᠠ (ume sara)
		Normal			Strong
Desiderative		ᠰᠠᡴᡳ (saki)			ᠰᠠᡴᡳ ᠰᡝᠮᠪᡳ (saki sembi)
		Normal			Polite
Optative		ᠰᠠᡴᡳᠨᡳ (sakini), ᠰᠠᡴᡳ (saki)			ᠰᠠᡵᠠᠣ (sarao), ᠰᠠᠴᡳᠨᠠ (sacina)
Converbs
Coordinative (Infinitive)		ᠰᠠᠮᡝ (same)
Subordinative (Past gerund)		ᠰᠠᡶᡳ (safi)
Conditional		ᠰᠠᠴᡳ (saci)
Durative		ᠰᠠᡥᠠᡳ (sahai)
Terminative		ᠰᠠᡨᠠᠯᠠ (satala)
Instrumental		ᠰᠠᡨᠠᡳ (satai)
Preparative		ᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠᠯᠠ (sanggala)
Concessive		ᠰᠠᠴᡳᠪᡝ (sacibe)
Adverbial		ᠰᠠᡵᠠᠯᠠᠮᡝ (saralame)
Participles
		Non-past			Past
Positive		ᠰᠠᡵᠠ (sara)			ᠰᠠᡥᠠ (saha)
Negative		ᠰᠠᡵᠠᡴᡡ (sarakū)			ᠰᠠᡥᠠᡴᡡ (sahakū)
Verbal noun		ᠰᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᡝ (sarangge)			ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠩᡤᡝ (sahangge)
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible conjugated form of every verb actually occurs.

Derived terms

• ᠰᠠᡵᠠ
  ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ (sara niyalma)
• ᠰᠠᡵᠠᠰᡠ (sarasu)

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ᠰᠠᠮᠪᡳ • (sambi)

1. (transitive) to stretch; to expand; to spread
2. (transitive) to be far from; to keep away from