On Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 12:50, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com> wrote:
He also revealed a verb to use with it.
{mey} v. match, fit onto, interlock with, interlace with, mesh with
--- begin quote --- {qoch} is not the word for "partner" when referring to socks and gloves and the like. The word for that is {nelwI'}. With {nel}, the subject is one sock (or glove or shoe or whatever) of the pair and the object is the other. To talk about a sock (or glove or….) matching (that is fitting onto) a foot (or hand or…), use the verb {mey}:
{mumey waqmeywIj} "my shoes fit" (literally, "my shoes fit me")
{torgh lumey waqmey} "the shoes fit Torg"
{waqmeywIj vImey} "I fit my shoes" --- end quote ---
More clarification about the difference between {mey} and {nel}:
--- begin quote --- When a piece of a jigsaw puzzle fits into the right spot, you can say:
{Qay'mol mey (Qay'mol) teSra'} "the (puzzle) piece fits (into) the puzzle" (In this context, you don't have to repeat {Qay'mol}, but it's fine if you do.)
or
{nelchu' Qay'mol teSra'} "the puzzle piece fits perfectly"
The first focuses on the interlocking of the pieces; the second focuses on the piece in question occupying the identically shaped space where it goes. --- end quote ---
One more addition I just received from Maltz. No additional info, just a clarification in case it was needed. --- begin quote --- If X and Y fit together properly, you can say {X mey Y} or {mey'chuq X Y je}. --- end quote --- -- De'vID