maitam

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Meaning:	“to set out, go, come”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	mitā-
Lexeme variants:	maitam
Person:	first
Number:	plural
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	3
Valency:	intransitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1		maitam
2		maitas
3		maitare, maitar, maitar-ñ

Lexeme family

• mitā-
  • mitā- “to set out, go, come” gv
    • mitā- “to set out, go, come” gv.prs3

      	sg.mid	pl.mid
      3	mitetär	mitentär

    • mitā- “to set out, go, come” gv.pret6

      	pl.act
      3	maiteṃ

    • mitā- “to set out, go, come” gv.pret3

      	pl.act
      1	maitam
      2	maitas
      3	maitare, maitar, maitar-ñ

    • mitā- “to set out, go, come” gv.subj5
      • mītalle “going, setting out” part.subj5

        	sg.m
        nom	mītalle
        loc	mītalyene

  • mit- “to let go” kaus
    • mit- “to let go” kaus.subj9b

      	sg.act
      2	mītäs-me

    • mit- “to let go” kaus.prs9b
      • mitṣle “to let go” part.prs9b

        	sg.m
        nom	mitṣle

Occurrences

maitam

1	PK DA M 507.37 and .36 a96	ñake po ysomosa śka	maitam	takaa97ne sāu plāce star-me
2	THT 108 a3	॥ bahuprahārne ॥ kauś	maitam	lyakām ; mokoṃ protär