TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
iamh, m. (gs. as s. iaimh, as vn. iata). 1. vn. of iaigh. 2. Closure, enclosure. Faoi ~, enclosed, secured. Faoi ~ an tí, na háite, within the four walls of the house, the confines of the place. Mth: ~ an tacair, closure of set. El: ~ is oscailt, make-and-break. 3. Confinement, stop. Ní dheachaigh, níor tháinig, ~ ná foras air, he neither stopped nor stayed.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bosca, doras, a iamh, to close a box, a door.
Poll a iamh, to stop a hole.
Bhí na súile ag iamh air (le codladh), he could not keep his eyes open (with sleep).
Sruthán a iamh, to dam a stream.