zemy
Keywords: temperature
| Pronunciation (IPA): | θe.mə |
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| Part of Speech: | modifier |
| Class: | zresu, noxaj |
| Forms: | zemy, zemyn |
| Glosses: | warm, warmly, friendly, kind, warmth, be warm, show mercy, take pity, merciful |
Description:
The modifier 'zemy' has to do with warmth and can mean warm or warmly. It is easy for English speakers as it behaves largely as you would expect fomr English. Much as in English, it can be used as a metaphor for friendliness or kindness. It refers to a pleasant, bearable warmth, or at most a warmth that is a little uncomfortable and it has overall pleasant connotations.
As the term 'zemyn', it can mean warmth in general, and as a verb, it an avalent zresu verb meaning to be warm as in the atmospheric condition or a commen on the weather - e.g., 'zres zemy', 'it is warm'.
'Zemyn' can also be used as a noxaj verb with an absolutive subject showing kindness and a dative indirect object benefitting from the kindness meaning to take mercy or take pity. The implication is more than a feeling of sympathy or pity, but acting or refraining to act in a way that benefits a person or animal out of pity.