lyamtär

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Meaning:	“to wipe away (tears)”; “sweep”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TA
Equivalent in TB:	liyā-
Lexeme variants:	lyamtär
Person:	first
Number:	plural
Tense/Mood:	subjunctive
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	subjunctive
Stem class:	5
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	middle

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1					lyamtär
2
3

Lexeme family

• lyā-
  • lyā- “to wipe away (tears)” “sweep” gv
    • lyā- “to wipe away (tears)” “sweep” gv.prs8

      	pl.act	sg.mid
      3	lyāseñc	lyāṣtär

      • lyāsmāṃ “wiping away, sweeping” part.prs8

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	lyāsmāṃ	lyāsmāṃ	lyāsmāṃ	lyāsmāṃ
        acc	lyāsmāṃ	lyāsmāṃ	lyāsmāṃ	lyāsmāṃ

    • lyā- “to wipe away (tears)” “sweep” gv.subj5

      	pl.mid
      1	lyamtär

      • lyālune “to wipe away (tears)” “sweep” abstr.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	lyālune
        acc	lyālune

    • lyā- “to wipe away (tears)” “sweep” gv.pret1/3
      • lyālyo “to wipe away (tears)” “sweep” part.pret1/3

        	sg.m
        nom	lyālyo

        • lyālyor “wiping” abstr.n.pret1/3

          	sg
          inst	lyālyoryo
          abl	lyālyoräṣ