wotār

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Meaning:	“to erect, place (upright)”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TA
Lexeme variants:	wotār
Person:	third
Number:	plural
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	alt-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	2
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

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

Lexeme family

• wätā-
  • wätā- “to put, place” gv
    • wätā- “to put, place” gv.prs6

      	sg.act
      1	wnām

      • wnāmāṃ “putting, placing” part.prs6

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	wnāmāṃ	wnāmāṃ	wnāmāṃ	wnāmāṃ
        acc	wnāmāṃ	wnāmāṃ	wnāmāṃ	wnāmāṃ

    • wätā- “to put, place” gv.pret1
      • wto “to put, place” part.pret1

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	wto, wtont	wtos, wtont	wtont	wtont
        acc	wtont	wtont	wtont	wtont

        • wtor “to put, place” abstr.pret1

          	sg
          abl	wtoräṣ

  • wät- “to erect, place (upright)” kaus
    • wät- “to erect, place (upright)” kaus.pret2

      	pl.act
      3	wotār

      • watu “to erect, place (upright)” part.pret2

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	watunt	watunt	watunt	watunt
        acc	watunt	watunt	watunt	watunt

Occurrences

wotār

1

A 63 a4

; ṣontsaṃ orpaṅksaṃ ;

wotār

ārkyant ; wätsyās śāwaṃ