Sama, Central

sasah

N-, -an

to quarrel; to disagree; to argue.

eh, ni-, -an

to be quarrel with; to be argued with.

Eh na nasah aku diillow.

I was argued with by her yesterday.

She had an argument with me yesterday.

Siyan nisasaan eh na?

Who is to be quarreled with by her?

With whom will she quarrel?

pasasah

to be quarrelsome; ‘attitude’ to be irascible.

In the example below, apasasah is a contraction of aa pasasah , "person who is fond of quarreling".

Mbal du aku hungun magdikayuh lumah maka apasasah.

I don't like to live in one house with a person who quarrels.

I don't like to live with an irascible person.