yete

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Meaning:	“to adorn”; “adorn oneself”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TA
Equivalent in TB:	yät-
Lexeme variants:	yete
Person:	first
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	alt-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	2
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	middle

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1				yete, yete-ṃ
2
3					yetānt

Lexeme family

• yätā-
  • yät- “to adorn” “adorn oneself” kaus
    • yät- “to adorn” “adorn oneself” kaus.prs8

      	sg.mid
      1	ytäsmār
      3	ytäṣtär, ytäṣtr-äṃ

      • ytäsmāṃ “to adorn” “adorn oneself” part.prs8

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	ytäsmāṃ	ytäsmāṃ	ytäsmāṃ	ytäsmāṃ
        acc	ytäsmāṃ	ytäsmāṃ	ytäsmāṃ	ytäsmāṃ

      • ytässi “to adorn” “adorn oneself” inf.n.prs8

        	sg
        nom	ytässi
        acc	ytässi

      • ytaṣäl “to adorn” “adorn oneself” part.prs8
    • yät- “to adorn” “adorn oneself” kaus.subj9

      	sg.mid
      1	ytāṣimār

    • yät- “to adorn” “adorn oneself” kaus.pret2

      	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1	yete, yete-ṃ
      3		yetānt

      • yetu “(having been) adorned” part.pret2

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	yetu, yetunt	yetus, yetunt	yetuṣ, yetunt	yetunt
        acc	yetunt	yetusāṃ, yetunt	yetuñcäs, yetunt	yetunt
        loc			yetuñcsaṃ

        • yetur “(having been) adorned” abstr.n.pret2

          	sg
          abl	yeturäṣ

Occurrences

yete

1	A 360 a5	ek । yava – – – –	yete	। tra° a6 ///
2	YQ III.8 a7	ārkiśoṣia7(nās) (pyāpyāsyo) /// (pyāpyā)syo	yete	wāmpe ॥ mā täm