sakantär

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Meaning:	“to remain”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TA
Equivalent in TB:	sākā-
Lexeme variants:	sakantär
Person:	third
Number:	plural
Tense/Mood:	present
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-full
Stem:	present
Stem class:	4
Valency:	intransitive
Voice:	middle

Paradigm

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

Lexeme family

• sākā-
  • sāk- “to remain” “to restrain” agv
    • sāk- “to remain” “to restrain” agv.subj7

      	sg.act
      1	sākñim

    • sāk- “to remain” “to restrain” agv.subj9b
      • sākässi “to restrain, leave behind, restraining, leaving behind” inf.n.subj9b

        	sg
        nom	sākässi
        acc	sākässi

  • sākā- “to remain” gv
    • sākā- “to remain” gv.prs4

      	pl.mid
      3	sakantär

    • sākā- “to remain” gv.subj5

      	pl.act
      3	sākeñc

    • sākā- “to remain” gv.pret1

      	sg.act
      3	sāk