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ふぃじゃまいん : fijamain | define meaning

fijamain

Pronunciation: [ɸid͡ʑamaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Transitive

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Orthography	Form
Kana	ふぃじゃまいん
New Okinawa Moji	懲じゃまいん
Romanization	fijamain
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɸid͡ʑamaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **fijamayun** ~ **fijamain**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	fijamayun, fijamain	fijamatan	fijamaran	fijamarantan
	ATT	fijamayuru, fijamairu	fijamataru
Progressive	PRED	fijamatoon	fijamatootan	fijamateewuran	fijamateewurantan
	ATT	fijamatooru	fijamatootaru
Causative	PRED	fijamarasun	fijamarachan	fijamarasan	fijamarasantan
	ATT	fijamarasuru	fijamaracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	fijamarariyun, fijamarariin	fijamararitan, fijamarattan	fijamarariran, fijamararan	fijamararirantan, fijamararatan
	ATT	fijamarariyuru, fijamarariiru	fijamararitaru, fijamarattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	fijamarasariyun, fijamarasariin	fijamarasaritan	fijamarasariran	fijamarasarirantan
	ATT	fijamarasariyuru, fijamarasariiru	fijamarasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	fijamateen	fijamateetan	fijamateeneen	fijamateeneentan
	ATT	fijamateeru	fijamateetaru
Preparatory	PRED	fijamatoochun	fijamatoochan	fijamateeukan	fijamateeukantan
	ATT	fijamatoochuru	fijamatoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	fijamar-
Dictionary	fijamayun, fijamain
Attributive or Adnominal	fijamayuru, fijamairu
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	fijamayu-, fijamai-
Adverbial	fijamai
Volitional-Presumptive	fijamara
Conjunctive	fijamati
Representative	fijamatai
Imperative	fijamari, fijamaree
Conditional	fijamaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	fijamayuru haji, fijamairu haji
So as to...	fijamayuru gutu, fijamairu gutu
Before...	fijamayuru mee, fijamairu mee
While...	fijamayuru qweeda, fijamayuru-qweema, fijamairu qweeda, fijamairu-qweema
Purpose	fijamayuru tami ni, fijamairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	fijamati-kwimisooree
Benefactive	fijamati-kwiin
Completive	fijamati-neen
Concessive conditional	fijamati-n
After...	fijamati-kara
After...	fijamati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	fijamai-busan	fijamai-busantan	fijamai-bushikoo neen, fijamai-bushikoo neeran	fijamai-bushikoo neentan, fijamai-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	fijamai-busaru	fijamai-busataru	fijamai-bushikoo neen, fijamai-bushikoo neeran	fijamai-bushikoo neentan, fijamai-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	fijamai-yassan	fijamai-yassantan	fijamai-yashikoo neen, fijamai-yashikoo neeran	fijamai-yashikoo neentan, fijamai-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	fijamai-yassaru	fijamai-yassataru	fijamai-yashikoo neen, fijamai-yashikoo neeran	fijamai-yashikoo neentan, fijamai-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	fijamai-gurisan	fijamai-gurisantan	fijamai-gurikoo neen, fijamai-gurikoo neeran	fijamai-gurikoo neentan, fijamai-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	fijamai-gurisaru	fijamai-gurisataru	fijamai-gurikoo neen, fijamai-gurikoo neeran	fijamai-gurikoo neentan, fijamai-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	fijamai-misheen, fijama-misheen	fijamai-misheentan, fijama-misheentan	fijamai-misooran, fijama-misooran	fijamai-misoorantan, fijama-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	fijamai-misheeru, fijama-misheeru	fijamai-misheetaru, fijama-misheetaru, fijamai-misoocharu, fijama-misoocharu	fijamai-misooran, fijama-misooran	fijamai-misoorantan, fijama-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	fijamai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	fijamayu-tan, fijamai-tan
Nominalizing	fijamayu-shi, fijamai-shi
Concessive	fijamayu-shiga, fijamai-shiga
Cause-effect	fijamayu-kutu, fijamai-kutu
Prohibitive	fijamayu-na, fijamai-na
Provisional conditional	fijamayu-ra fijamai-ra
Questions	fijamayu-ga, fijamai-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	fijamayabiyun, fijamayabiin, fijamaibiyun, fijamaibiin	fijamayabitan, fijamaibitan	fijamayabiran, fijamaibiran	fijamayabirantan, fijamaibirantan
Polite	ATT	fijamayabiyuru, fijamayabiiru, fijamaibiyuru, fijamaibiiru	fijamayabitaru, fijamaibitaru	fijamayabiran, fijamaibiran	fijamayabirantan, fijamaibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	fijamayumi, fijamaimi	fijamatii	fijamarani	fijamarantii

Verb paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:

Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, July 19). ふぃじゃまいん : fijamain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, August 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9062/fijamain/.