Language Name goes here

1a

For a person, a support (actor -um- & theme; s actor maN- & theme) to hold back something (loc ref -on) from sliding, rolling, sagging, toppling, by being against or beneath it.

humdol; hendol; mahdol; hodlon; mandol

Nan nihamad an pognad ya hodlōna nan ata'nang an tapeng at adi megday.

A solid foundation will hold a tall retaining wall so it will not slide.

Describes the following situations: pounded earth holds stones in a retaining wall; house posts hold up a house; a prop, tu'gad, holds an object about to topple over; a block, ha'dol 1a, holds something on an incline; a person holds a load, a stone on an incline.

-um-: humdol; -iɴ-: hendol; ma-: mahdol; -on: hodlon; maN-: mandol

ha'dol 1

hāwan 1

1b

mahdol.

cmpr. mahmahdol; sup. ma''ahdol.

Sturdy, of something, as one's body; body bones, tongal; a foundation post, tū'ud; handle of a work implement or weapon, pā'aw.

2

For someone (actor) to rely on someone or something (theme i-).

ehdol, mahdol

lit: to use someone or something confidently.

Adi tumā'ot nan pulis an munle'le'od ti ehdolda nan paltugda.

The police are not afraid to walk around because they rely on their guns.

i-: ehdol