maitar

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Meaning:	“to set out, go, come”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	mitā-
Lexeme variants:	maitar; maitär
Person:	third
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

maitär

1

THT 295 a3

; ṣäñ śamnā ;

maitär

ik{a→e}śc ; kekesoṣ :

maitar

1	IOL Toch 90 a3	– cirapati cakene nāṣtsi	maitar	• a4 /// lāntsompa
2	IOL Toch 169 a3	a3 /// ceyk pärweṣṣe	maitar	kselyñene mäktāu a4 ///
3	IOL Toch 169 a5	pa° a5 /// – –	maitar	päst cai snai peri
4	PK AS 16.8 b5	ka(kārparmeṃ) – – lāntäṃ etsuwai	maitar	tume(ṃ) /// b6 – – –
5	PK AS 18B b1	• ṣaḍvarginta plākis(a) yt(ā)ri	maitar	ymāne lykaśkana śikṣapātänta tsab2mo
6	THT 4 b8	arā-me : po cai	maitar	nkelñe(ne) ; 7σ ///
7	THT 44 a2	wayāne śerwe ; wartone	maitar	; śerītsi : kuce
8	THT 107 a7	; postäṃ msā-ne :	maitar	yopar ; warttone ;
9	THT 576 a1	arttānte empre(ṃ) tāu tsāraśa	maitar	॥ akalṣälle weṣṣäṃ tu
10	THT 1345.b b5	– kartseś po śaiṣṣeṃne	maitar	– –
11	THT 1548.b a5	a5 /// – stäṃ	maitar	॥ kantsakarṣaṃne ॥ tā