lifsik
Keywords: possession, entitlement
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'lif.sik |
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| Part of Speech: | term verb noun |
| Class: | noxaj |
| Forms: | lifsik, lifsikys, lifsikka, lifsikkija |
| Glosses: | deserve, be entitled to, have a right to, entitlement, right |
Description:
The term 'lifsik' refers to deservingness and entitlement.
Verb:
As a verb, 'lifsik' is a semitransitive noxaj verb, with an absolutive deserver, and a dative thing deserved. It means to deserve or be entitled to something and has the connotation of rightfully deserving it. Idiomatically, the way to intensify and emphasise the rightfulness of the claim is to use the modifier 'cajre', although 'zra' could also be used.
Noun:
As a noun, 'lifsik' means entitlement or deservingness in general, also generally with a positive connotation, also with the idiomatic way to emphasise the rightfulness of the entitlement being to use the modifier 'cajre'.
Derived Nouns:
The derived forms 'lifsikka' and 'lifsikkija' mean respectively 'deserving one' and 'thing deserved'/'thing which is entitled', generally translated as 'entitlement' or 'right'.