ṣmīcer

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Meaning:	“to sit, remain”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	ṣäm-
Lexeme variants:	ṣmīcer
Person:	second
Number:	plural
Tense/Mood:	imperfect
Root character:	non-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	present
Stem class:	2
Valency:	intransitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1	ṣamau
2		ṣmīcer
3	ṣami, ṣamäṃ	ṣamyeṃ, ṣameṃ

Lexeme family

• ṣäm-
  • ṣäm- “to sit, remain” gv
    • ṣäm- “to sit, remain” gv.prs2

      	sg.act	pl.act
      1	ṣamau
      2		ṣmīcer
      3	ṣami, ṣamäṃ	ṣamyeṃ, ṣameṃ

      • ṣmalle “to sit, remain” part.prs2

        	sg.m
        nom	ṣmalle

      • ṣmeñca “sitting, remaining” ptcp.prs2

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	ṣmeñca	ṣmeñca	ṣmeñcañ	ṣmeñcañ
        acc	ṣmeñcai	ṣmeñcai	ṣmeñcaṃ	ṣmeñcaṃ
        gen	ṣmeñcantse	ṣmeñcantse

      • ṣmemane “sitting” part.prs2

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	ṣmemane	ṣmemane	ṣmemane	ṣmemane
        acc	ṣmemane	ṣmemane	ṣmemane	ṣmemane

Occurrences

ṣmīcer

1	THT 3 a6	pudñäkte ; mäktāu plācsa	ṣmīcer	yes ; aa7kṣāre poyśiṃtse
2	THT 370 b6	/// b6 /// k(a)ñmatsi	ṣ(m)ī(c)er	ot ñi kenine śau