ʕm- diminished, compacted, or bounded state

Root word ʕm, an intrinsic state of existence within a diminished or retracted condition, occupying a position inside defined bounds or limits. It does not emphasize the action or process leading to the state but centers on the condition of being contained, compacted, or withdrawn—whether within a physical location, a time period, or an abstract boundary.

  • ʕmut, sit, dwell, reside. To be seated. To be at home. To dwell at/in. (ʕm, -ut)
  • ʕmotqn, sits ahead, sits at the top. (ʕm, -ut, -qn)
  • ʕmtep, sits at the beginning, sits at the base. (ʕm, -t, -ep)
  • ʕmuk̓ʷ, scratch/scraped, a superficial injury or bruise. (ʕm, -uk̓ʷ)
  • nʕmmlaqs, mammoth. (n-, ʕm, -m, -l, -aqs)
  • nʕmšqncinm, talked out of something. (n-, ʕm, -š, -qn, -cin, -m)
  • ʕmʕmtaqs, riding saddle. (dis.rdp, ʕm, -t, -aqs)
  • ʕam, melt; indicates the abatement or reduction in quantity or quality of a literal or figurative object. To melt away, to be consumed, to wane, to dimmish in size.
    • ʕamt, it is melting. (ʕam, -t)
    • ʕamx̌ʷ, shave, erase. (ʕam, -x̌ʷ)
  • ʕem, to embody the state of existence within a diminished or retracted condition, occupying a position inside defined bounds or limits. To retrieve is to embody the state of the object being retrieved, in some form of existence within a diminished/retracted condition, occupying a position inside.
    • ʕemlš, retrieve. (ʕem, -lš) To retrieve something hidden/cached/stored. To retreive is to embody the state of the object being retrieved, in some form of existence within a diminished/retracted condition, occupying a position inside.

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