śāmñe

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Meaning:	“human (as opposed to divine)”; “humanity, human existence”
Word class:	adjective
Language:	TB
Lexeme variants:	śāmñe; śamñe
Number:	singular
Case:	nominative; accusative
Gender:	masculine
Inflection class:
Nom. sg. (masc.):	-e
Obl. sg. (masc.):	-e

Paradigm

	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f	du.m	du.f
nom	śāmñe			śāmñana
voc
acc	śāmñe	śāmñai		śāmñana
gen
loc
comit
inst
abl
perl	śāmñesa
all
caus

Lexeme family

• śaumo “man, person, human” m
  • yśāmna “among men, human beings”
  • śaumoṣṣe “man, person, human”

    	sg.m
    nom	śaumoṣṣe
    acc	śaumoṣṣe
    gen	śaumoṣṣepi

  • śāmñe “human (as opposed to divine)” “humanity, human existence”

    	sg.m	sg.f	pl.f
    nom	śāmñe		śāmñana
    acc	śāmñe	śāmñai	śāmñana
    perl	śāmñesa

    • śamñeṣṣe “human”

      	sg.m
      nom	śamñeṣṣe
      acc	śamñeṣṣe

    • śamñāṃśka “girl” f

      	sg
      nom	śamñāṃśka
      acc	śamñāṃśkai

Occurrences

śāmñe

1	IOL Toch 3 b8	/// ·e ette lyuwa	śāmñe	śai(ṣṣene) – krentaunacce pā°
2	IOL Toch 156 a4	akālk ñaṣträ : ñäkcye	śāmñe	– /// (kre)a5ntaunaṃts maiyya
3	IOL Toch 176 a3	– /// a3 pyārimpa	śāmñe	/// a4 krent pelaikne
4	Kizil WD-IV-1 a10	lw(ā)s(a) pr(e)tenne ; ñäkcye	śām(ñ)e	/// a11 ñī tsaṅka
5	PK AS 5A a1	(se) (k)use maṅkāl ;	śāmñe	śaul ; cwī ste
6	PK AS 8B a3	(॥) a3 (anura)tne	śāmñe	ayāṣe curm yamaṣle etve
7	PK AS 8B a4	mäsketrä 10-7 ॥ ś{r}āwaṃne	śāmñe	ayāṣe ṣat yamaṣäle sanatse
8	PK AS 8C a8	mäsketrä 3 ॥	śāmñe	=yāṣe ṣat yamaṣle ṣkas
9	PK AS 8C b4	nässait yamaṣle 20-1 khadirṣṣe	śāmñe	=yāṣṣe wat ṣat soyetse
10	PK AS 8C b4	antardhiṣ nessi • sauvirājan	śāmñe	pitke(mpa) (tri)b5wäṣle • eśane
11	PK AS 17F a3	(w)esäñ śle o(ko) ;	śāmñe	camel takā-me ; tā
12	PK AS 17G b1	– ··k· (ña)kt(i) pälyk(ā)r(e)	ś(ā)mñe	ś(ai)ṣṣ(ene) lyakār(e) su(p)r(i)y(entse) (sa)s(ā)ll(a)ṣ
13	PK NS 34 b2	/// lkātsi ; ñäkcye	śāmñe	nervāṃṣṣe : cai tu
14	PK NS 161 a3	a3 /// sāu tsāro	śāmñe	/// a4 /// pälwoyeṃ
15	PK NS 305 and 306 a3	marasya • śaiṣṣents(e) (ś)l(e)	(śā)mñ(e)	ñäktec(c)epi • b(ā) ///
16	THT 46 b6	särwecän : ñäkcye rūpsa	śāmñe	rūp(sa) ; /// ///
17	THT 50 a8	ślokrentä pudñäkte : kuse	śāmñe	kreñc ce ś· ///
18	THT 77 a5	sū preke ste •	śāmñe	naumye ; araṇemi ;
19	THT 93 a6	॥ devadattenne ॥ ket	śāmñe	śaiṣṣe ; aiwau po-ykne(sa)
20	THT 99 a2	kärsanalya ॥ tumeṃ ylai-ñakte	śāmñe	śaiṣṣene subhāṣitagaweṣiṃ lānt aiśai
21	THT 120 a3	ñke s· /// a3	śāmñe	camelne no kre ///
22	THT 127 a3	a3 (śtwāra) (ṣotruna) (twe)	(śā)mñe	rūp;sa pkārsa • cewsa
23	THT 239 b5	10-3 k(e)st tekisa alāṣmoṃ	śāmñe	(ś)aiṣṣ(e) lya /// b6
24	THT 245 a1	tn· sn(ai) mäkt(e)wñ(e) ;	śāmñe	śaiṣṣe ; (sä)k śl(e)
25	THT 276.a b1	b1 ss· • ñäkcy(e)	śāmñe	; śai /// 13σ
26	THT 358.a b1	luw(o) tsā – – t·ne	śāmñe	k· /// b2 ///
27	THT 365 b5	yonwā ñäś{†ä} ce ;	śāmñe	cämel ; taññe ṣärmts(a/ā)
28	THT 408 a6	• mā po yātalle	śāmñe	kantwasa weṃtsi : kuce
29	THT 510 b2	b2 lya yeṃte leśpaṣanane	śāmñe	ma b3 ṣṭa ॥
30	THT 1105 a2	()w(asi) – – – līpa ñikcyīye	śāmñe	ce twe mā (wä)sātai
31	THT 1399.p a3	ñe ·n· /// a3	śāmñe	/// b1 so ·t·
32	THT 1528 b2	– /// b2 rup	śāmñe	eksa mā /// b3
33	THT 1580.b a2	/// a2 /// (e)śne	śāmñe	/// a3 ///
34	THT 2369.p b1	ntsä /// b1 ///	śāmñe	///

śamñe

1	Kz-213-ZS-L-09 a1	lkatsi – – – – – (ś)le oko	śamñe	camel(ne) c(m)emar • –
2	THT 255 b1	āmokänta ; wäntärwa ;	śamñe	ṣärpseṃ ; śaumotse mā
3	THT 295 b5	tve keśä ; anaiśai	śamñe	cmeltse ; yänmalyñe ;