yuṣā

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Meaning:	“to aspire to, reach out for”; “(tr.) to turn to”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TA
Equivalent in TB:	yu-
Lexeme variants:	yuṣā
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	imperfect
Root character:	alt-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	present
Stem class:	8
Valency:	intransitive; transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1
2
3	yuṣā	yuseñc

Lexeme family

• yuwā-
  • yuwā- “to turn, incline towards” gv
    • yuwā- “to turn, incline towards” gv.prs3

      	pl.act	sg.mid
      3	ywār	ywatr-äṃ

      • ywatsī “to turn, incline towards” inf.n.prs3

        	sg
        nom	ywatsī
        acc	ywatsī

    • yuwā- “to turn, incline towards” gv.subj5
      • ywālune “inclining” abstr.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	ywālune
        acc	ywālune

    • yuwā- “to turn, incline towards” gv.pret1
      • ywo “to turn, incline towards” part.pret1

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	ywont	ywont	ywont	ywont
        acc	ywont	ywont	ywont	ywont

  • yuw- “to aspire to, reach out for” “(tr.) to turn to” kaus
    • yuw- “to aspire to, reach out for” “(tr.) to turn to” kaus.prs8

      	sg.act	pl.act
      3	yuṣā	yuseñc

    • yuw- “to aspire to, reach out for” “(tr.) to turn to” kaus.subj9

      	sg.act
      3	ywāṣiṣ

Occurrences

yuṣā

1

A 394 a2

tosäm pñintu puk puttiśparṇac

yuṣā

lāñci waṣtaṃ ymāṃ pācaa3rä