Am 31.03.2020 um 20:57 schrieb Alan Anderson:
>> {qaw'} - flip over
>> {qaw'moH} - flip over (i.e. "make something flip over")
>
> Was that the meaning you used in the translation? Or was your physical example not quite indicative of the true sense of the word?
That is a actually a good question, and I was not aware of a difference
between "flip" over and "tip" over.
I asked exactly this:
> kick over, flip.
> In the text, some rebels flip over cars on the street. This verb could
> certainly also work for making a glass fall, or a chair, or a big box
> kicked away, or anything falling from a vertical position into a
> horizontal position.
> --> I'll use {pummoH}, uyfsb.
What is "uyfsb"?
Okrand answered:
> Probably {qaw'} "flip over" or {qaw'moH} would be better here.
Based on your question, "tip over" does look like a better English gloss.
--
De'vID