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#: ''[[Sé]] [[t'akálà]] [[bà]] [[jùrìmé]] [[kat'énjì]] [[t'amwè]].'' | #: ''[[Sé]] [[t'akálà]] [[bà]] [[jùrìmé]] [[kat'énjì]] [[t'amwè]].'' | ||
#:: '''Perhaps''' it is time for some new leadership. | #:: '''Perhaps''' it is time for some new leadership. | ||
#::: -''General Sharma'' (''[[Motherland: Fort Salem]]'') | #::: -''General Sharma'' (''[[Motherland: Fort Salem]]'', [[Season_1_Motherland:_Fort_Salem_Dialogue#Episode_103|Episode 103]]) | ||
#:: {{audio|meni|sharma_103_1.ogg|Audio ([[David Peterson|DJP]])}} | |||
====Creation and Usage Notes==== | ====Creation and Usage Notes==== | ||
{{djpnotes|quote=I think this may be my favorite word in Méníshè. While | {{djpnotes|quote=I think this may be my favorite word in Méníshè. While [[t'amwè]] means "time" with a sense of something ongoing or continuing (and is an earth noun), [[ùrì]] means "time" or "moment" with a sense of immediacy or suddenness (and is an air noun). Changing [[ùrì]] to a fire noun leads to [[jùrì]], which means "chance, opportunity" (because a chance or opportunity is an unpredictable, unexpected moment). That leads us to [[jùrìmé]], literally "from chance," bearing the meaning of "perhaps, maybe." This word is among my top favorites (if not my actual favorite) because of its history, its use as an adverb (adverbs are fascinating!), the different interpretations of the word "time" that led to two completely different words, and its opening sound. Who doesn't love a good "j" word? | ||
-''[[User:Jams|Jessie Sams]]'' 12:39, 2 April 2020 (PDT)}} | -''[[User:Jams|Jessie Sams]]'' 12:39, 2 April 2020 (PDT)}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:36, 18 October 2020
Méníshè
Etymology
From jùrì ("chance") + mé ("from").
Pronunciation
Adverb
jùrìmé
- perhaps, maybe
- Sé t'akálà bà jùrìmé kat'énjì t'amwè.
- Perhaps it is time for some new leadership.
- -General Sharma (Motherland: Fort Salem, Episode 103)
Audio (DJP) (file)
- Perhaps it is time for some new leadership.
- Sé t'akálà bà jùrìmé kat'énjì t'amwè.
Creation and Usage Notes
| I think this may be my favorite word in Méníshè. While t'amwè means "time" with a sense of something ongoing or continuing (and is an earth noun), ùrì means "time" or "moment" with a sense of immediacy or suddenness (and is an air noun). Changing ùrì to a fire noun leads to jùrì, which means "chance, opportunity" (because a chance or opportunity is an unpredictable, unexpected moment). That leads us to jùrìmé, literally "from chance," bearing the meaning of "perhaps, maybe." This word is among my top favorites (if not my actual favorite) because of its history, its use as an adverb (adverbs are fascinating!), the different interpretations of the word "time" that led to two completely different words, and its opening sound. Who doesn't love a good "j" word?
-Jessie Sams 12:39, 2 April 2020 (PDT) |