käryātai

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Meaning:	“to buy, trade”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Lexeme variants:	käryātai; ryatai
Person:	second
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	1
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	middle

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1		käryām		käryāmai	käryāmnte, käryāmte
2				käryātai
3				käryāte

Lexeme family

• käryā-
  • käryā- “to buy, trade” gv
    • käryā- “to buy, trade” gv.prs10

      	sg.mid
      3	kärnāstär

    • käryā- “to buy, trade” gv.subj6

      	sg.mid
      1	kärnāmar
      3	kärnātär

      • kärnātsi “to buy, trade” inf.n.subj6

        	sg
        nom	kärnātsi
        acc	kärnātsi

      • kärnālñe “to buy, trade” abstr.n.subj6

        	sg
        nom	kärnālñe
        acc	kärnālñe

    • käryā- “to buy, trade” gv.pret1

      	pl.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1	käryām	käryāmai	käryāmnte, käryāmte
      2		käryātai
      3		käryāte

      • käryau “having been bought” part.pret1

        	sg.m	pl.m
        nom	käryoṣ, käryau	käryoṣ
        acc	käryoṣ	käryoṣ

    • käryā- “to buy, trade” gv.prs10a
      • kärnāskemane “buying, trading” part.prs10a

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	kärnāskemane	kärnāskemane	kärnāskemane	kärnāskemane
        acc	kärnāskemane	kärnāskemane	kärnāskemane	kärnāskemane

  • karyor “buying, trade, business, commerce”

    	sg
    nom	karyor
    acc	karyor

    • käryorttau “merchant” m

      	sg	pl
      nom	käryorttau	käryorttañc
      gen	käryorttante

Occurrences

käryātai

1

THT 239 b2

/// b2 /// śaul

käryātai

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