weñā-m

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Meaning:	“to speak, say”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TA
Equivalent in TB:	weñ-
Lexeme variants:	weñā-m; weñā-mm
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Pronoun suffix:	plural
Root character:	non-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-full
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	5
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1	weñā, weñā-ñi, weñā-ṃ	weñāmäs
2	weñāṣt	weñās
3	we, wenā-nn, weñā-m	weñār, weñār-äṃn

Lexeme family

• weñ-
  • weñ- “to make say” kaus
  • weñ- “to speak, say”
    • weñ- “to speak, say” subj7

      	sg.act	pl.act
      1	weñam
      3	weñiṣ, weñäṣ, weñṣ-äm	weñeñc

      • weñläṃ “to speak, say” part.subj7

        	sg.m
        nom	weñläṃ

      • weñlune “to speak, say” abstr.n.subj7

        	sg
        nom	weñlune
        acc	weñlune
        abl	weñluneyäṣ
        perl	weñluneyā

    • weñ- “to speak, say” pret5

      	sg.act	pl.act
      1	weñā, weñā-ñi, weñā-ṃ	weñāmäs
      2	weñāṣt	weñās
      3	we, wenā-nn, weñā-m	weñār, weñār-äṃn

      • wewñu “to speak, say” part.pret5

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	wewñu, wewñunt	wewñunt	wewñuṣ, wewñunt	wewñunt
        acc	wewñunt	wewñunt	wewñunt	wewñunt

        • wewñur “to speak, say” abstr.n.pret5

          	sg
          abl	wewñuräṣ

    • wenäs- “to speak, say” prs8
      • wenäṣäl “to speak, say” part.prs8
    • weñ- “to speak, say” imp5

      	sg.act	pl.act
      2	peṃ	penäs

Occurrences

weñā-mm

1

A 269 and 290 a3

cesäm sä(ksäk) (ārāntās) (kākkuräṣ)

(we)ñā-mm

anac ॥ ṣera(śi-niṣkramāntaṃ) (॥)