eṅkormeṃ

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Meaning:	“seizure”
Word class:	noun
Language:	TB
Lexeme variants:	eṅkormeṃ
Number:	singular
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	3
Case:	ablative
Inflection class:
Nom. sg. (masc.):	-Ø
Obl. sg. (masc.):	-Ø

Paradigm

	sg	pl	du
nom	eṅkor
voc
acc	eṅkor
gen
loc
comit
inst
abl	eṅkormeṃ
perl
all
caus

Lexeme family

• eṅk-
  • eṅkäl “passion, attachment, affection, love” msg

    	sg	pl
    nom	eṅkäl	eṅkalwa
    acc	eṅkäl	eṅkalwa
    comit	eṅkälmpa
    perl	eṅkältsa

    • eṅkaläṣṣe “pertaining to passion”

      	sg.m
      nom	eṅkaläṣṣe
      acc	eṅkaläṣṣe

    • eṅkalsu “passionate”

      	sg.m
      nom	eṅkalsu

    • eṅkalätstse “passionate”

      	sg.m
      nom	eṅkalätstse

  • eṅk- “to seize, take” “understand” gv
    • eñcil “levy, tax”

      	sg
      nom	eñcil
      acc	eñcil

      • eñcilmaṣṣe “pertaining to a levy/tax”

        	sg.m
        nom	eñcilmaṣṣe
        acc	eñcilmaṣṣe

    • eñci “grasping (?)”

      	sg.m
      nom	eñci

    • eṅk- “to seize, take” “understand” gv.prs9a

      	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1	eṅkaskemar	eṅkaskemttär
      2	eṅkastar
      3	eṅkaṣṣitär, eṅkastär	eṅkaskentär

      • eṅkaṣṣälle “seizing, being bound to seize” part.prs9a

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	eṅkaṣṣälle	eṅkaṣälya	eṅkaṣṣälyi	eṅkaṣälona
        acc				eṅkaṣälona
        comit			ekṣalyimpa

      • eṅkäskemane “seize, take” “understand” part.prs9a

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	eṅkäskemane	eṅkäskemane	eṅkäskemane	eṅkäskemane
        acc	eṅkäskemane	eṅkäskemane	eṅkäskemane	eṅkäskemane

      • eṅkaṣṣeñca “seizing, taking” “understanding” ptcp.prs9a

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.f
        nom	eṅkaṣṣeñca	eṅkaṣṣeñca	eṅkaṣeñcana
        acc			eṅkaṣeñcana

    • eṅk- “to seize, take” “understand” gv.subj1

      	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1	eñcīmar
      2	eñcitar
      3	eñcītär, eṅktär	eṅkantär

      • eṅkalya “to seize, take” “understand” part.subj1

        	sg.f
        nom	eṅkalya

      • eṅkalñe “seizing, clinging (to existence)” “adherence, attachment” abstr.n.subj1

        	sg	pl
        nom	eṅkalñe	eṅkalñenta
        acc	eṅkalñe	eṅkalñenta
        gen	eṅkalñentse
        loc	eṅkalñene
        abl	eṅkalyñemeṃ
        perl	eṅkalñesa

        • eṅkalñeṣṣe “pertaining to seizing, clinging” subj1

          	sg.m
          nom	eṅkalñeṣṣe
          acc	eṅkalñeṣṣe

      • eṅktsi “to seize, take” “understand” inf.n.subj1

        	sg
        nom	eṅktsi
        acc	eṅktsi

    • eṅk- “to seize, take” “understand” gv.pret3

      	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1	eṅksamai	eṅksamte
      2	eṅksatai
      3	eṅksate, eṅksate-ne	eṅksante, eṅksante-ne

      • eṅku “having seized” part.pret3

        	sg.m	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	eṅkoṣ, eṅku	eṅkoṣ	eṅkuwa
        acc	eṅkoṣ	eṅkoṣ

        • eṅkor “seizure” abstr.pret3

          	sg
          nom	eṅkor
          acc	eṅkor
          abl	eṅkormeṃ

    • eṅk- “to seize, take” “understand” gv.imp3

      	sg.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
      2	peṅksa	peṅsar	peṅksat

Occurrences

eṅkormeṃ

1	IOL Toch 127 a4	kakāmarsa • walo cew	eṅkormeṃ	• pyāśi-ne a5 (śan)mäṣṣi(-n)e
2	IOL Toch 130 b5	/// b5 ṣkas tman=	eṅ(k)o(rmeṃ)	/// b6 °rmeṃ śle
3	IOL Toch 708 b4	/// b4 /// °mo	eṅkormeṃ	sta /// b5
4	PK AS 7I a1	yol(ai)n(a) ; (yā)mornta ;	eṅkormeṃ	; tuntse ṣarmtsa toṃ
5	PK AS 12B b2	app(a) w(ināskew-cä) /// b2	eṅkormeṃ	weṣṣäṃ • sarvārtthasiddha ॥
6	PK NS 13 and 516 a4	/// • āñmalāṣṣälñe ecce	e(ṅkormeṃ)	/// a5
7	PK NS 18 b2	(vidū)ṣakenmeṃ ṣukt tseññāna uppālnta	eṅkormeṃ	uppālntaṃts kesārmeṃ ṣuk(t) ///
8	PK NS 89 a1	/// rt sāṅtsa parna	eṅkormeṃ	ywārts(a) (mā) tronorsa
9	PK NS 169 b5	k· lya tai śastarma	eṅk(ormeṃ)	///
10	SI B 119(2) b2	/// (yä)b2rpone snai pele	eṅkormeṃ	rerinorme(ṃ) pelai(kne) /// b3
11	THT 83 a3	a3 ///	(e)ṅkormeṃ	kenīne lamästär-ne autsate-ne rupaśke
12	THT 88 a3	• portsaisa utta(r)e(ṃ) (mñcu)ṣkeṃ	eṅkormeṃ	tsakatsai a4 keṃtsa
13	THT 107 b8	oṅkorñai pinwāt • mant	eṅkormeṃ	weñā-meś ṣerśkana se nomiyeṣṣe
14	THT 530 a3	(p)r(ā)nt(e) gṛhītvā • aśakulane	eṅko(r)m(e)ṃ	• a /// a4