Common Lexeme

matta

Keywords: security

Pronunciation (IPA): 'mat.ta 
Part of Speech: term verb noun 
Class: skurun 
Forms: matta, mattas 
Glosses: help, aid, assist, assistance, helpful, helpfully 

Description:

The term 'matta' refers to help, aid or assistance, and coexists with 'fesi' as a common idiom for helping.

Verb:

As a verb, 'matta' is a transitive skurun verb with an ergative helper and an absolutive one helped. A goal of the assistance can be added introduced with the preposition 'u'.

Noun:

As a noun, 'matta' refers to help, aid or assistance.

Modifier:

The modifier form 'mattas' means 'helpful' or 'helpfully'.

Interjection:

'Matta' can be used on its own as the word for calling out for help ('¡Matta!')

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