მე-

Laz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mi- (aside from speaker).

Preverb

მე- • (me-) (Latin spelling me-)

  1. by moving off from the speaker in parallel with the ground
    ‎მე- (me-) + ‎დგით- (dgit-, “to stand”) → ‎ნოდგითუნ (nodgitun, “S/he stops by approaching something”)
  2. a little part
    ‎მე- (me-) + ‎ტროხ- (ťrox-, “to break”) → ‎ნოტროხუნ (noťroxun, “S/he gets hurt at a little part of her/his body”)
  3. function unknown
    ‎მე- (me-) + ‎კვათ- (ǩvat-, “to cut”) → ‎მეკვათუმს (meǩvatums, “S/he cuts”)

Usage notes
  • It becomes ნ- (n-) before vowels.
  • It becomes მი- (mi-) before ვა (va), ვო (vo), მა (ma), გა (ga), მო (mo) and გო (go) but It stays მე- (me-) before ვი (vi), ვუ (vu), მი (mi) and გი (gi) in Batumi Dialect.

Derived terms
Laz terms prefixed with მე-

Further reading
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “me-”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
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