dbaabmaa
Definition:
check on smb., look sth. (an.) over
Body
dbaabmaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ndibaabmaa;
>3sCCONJ debaabmaat;
>2sIMP dbaabam; 1 check on smb., look sth. (an.) over. Mii-sh giiwenh mdimooyenh ngoji go naa gewii zhngishnaadig jiigaatig, piichin-sh giiwenh go bbazgwii, dbaabmaad iidig niwi, endgwen naa ji-nbaannigwen.
>The old lady was lying down somewhere, apparently near the wall, and she kept getting up to look them over, wondering whether they were asleep. SO1971.rs. Dbaabam wa binoojiins, gnamaa sapnigan depidoot.
>Check on the baby, in case she grabs the scissors. MC2005.cs.
>Partner: dbaabndaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: dibaabam.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Verb
Animate transitive verb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n72989359865n
GKS Reference Number:
14032