ṣarpi

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Meaning:	“to indicate, explain, instruct”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	ṣärp-
Lexeme variants:	ṣarpi
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	optative
Root character:	non-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	subjunctive
Stem class:	2
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1	ṣärpau-ne, ṣärpau-me
2	ṣärpit
3	ṣarpi

Lexeme family

• ṣärp-
  • ṣärp- “to indicate, explain, instruct” gv
    • ṣärp- “to indicate, explain, instruct” gv.prs8

      	sg.act	pl.act	pl.mid
      3	ṣarpṣäṃ	ṣarpseṃ	ṣärpsentär-ne

      • ṣärpsemane “indicating” part.prs8

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	ṣärpsemane	ṣärpsemane	ṣärpsemane	ṣärpsemane
        acc	ṣärpsemane	ṣärpsemane	ṣärpsemane	ṣärpsemane

    • ṣärp- “to indicate, explain, instruct” gv.subj2

      	sg.act
      1	ṣärpau-ne, ṣärpau-me
      2	ṣärpit
      3	ṣarpi

      • ṣärpalñe “instruction” abstr.subj2

        	sg
        nom	ṣärpalñe
        acc	ṣärpalñe

    • ṣärp- “to indicate, explain, instruct” gv.pret1

      	sg.act
      3	ṣerpsa

    • ṣärp- “to indicate, explain, instruct” gv.pret3

      	sg.act	pl.act
      3	ṣerpsa-me	ṣerpar-me

      • ṣeṣärpu “to indicate, explain, instruct” part.pret3

        	sg.m
        nom	ṣeṣärpu

Occurrences

ṣarpi

1	THT 511 a1	a1 (ṣ)ṣ(e) palskalñe	ṣarpi	॥ gaje ākhumpa śatreṣṣe
2	THT 511 a1	gaje ākhumpa śatreṣṣe palskalñe	(ṣa)rpi	॥ gaje kharempa proskai
3	THT 511 a2	pa(lska) a2 lñe	ṣarpi	॥ • gaje mārjārempa
4	THT 511 a2	ṣañ waipecce ṣärmasont palskalñe	ṣa(rpi)	a3 ॥ ॥ inte
5	THT 511 a3	dhvaje larenämpa śinmalñeṣṣe palskalñe	ṣarpi	a4 /// wäntare śala
6	THT 511 a4	palskalñe tetekor ywarwece wat	ṣarpi	॥ niśā b1 ///
7	THT 511 b1	/// ṣṣ(e) wat palskalñe	ṣarpi	॥ niśācare ulukempa –
8	THT 511 b2	– l· ṣṣai proskai	ṣarpi	॥ niśācare siṃhempa eṅkwañe
9	THT 511 b3	b3 tse wat wäntare	ṣarpi	॥ niśācare sarpempa ytariṣṣe
10	THT 511 b3	ytariṣṣe tetekorṣṣe ṣpä palskalñe	ṣarpi	॥ niśā b4 care
11	THT 511 b4	hayempa wätkoṣmeṃ śinmalñeṣṣe palskalñe	ṣarpi	॥ ni(śā)care nakulempa klai