marsa

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Meaning:	“to forget”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	märsā-
Lexeme variants:	marsa
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	1
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1	märsāwa
2	märsasta
3	marsa	märsāre

Lexeme family

• märsā-
  • märsā- “to forget” gv
    • märsā- “to forget” gv.prs3

      	sg.mid
      3	märsetär

      • märselle “to forget” part.prs3

        	sg.m
        nom	märselle

    • märsā- “to forget” gv.subj5

      	sg.act
      1	marsoym
      2	mārsat

      • marsatsi “to forget” inf.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	marsatsi
        acc	marsatsi

    • märsā- “to forget” gv.pret1

      	sg.act	pl.act
      1	märsāwa
      2	märsasta
      3	marsa	märsāre

      • märsau “having forgotten” part.pret1

        	sg.m	sg.f
        nom	märsau	märsausa

  • märs- “to make forget” kaus
    • märs- “to make forget” kaus.pret2

      	sg.act	sg.mid
      2		myārsatai-me
      3	myārsā-ne

    • märs- “to make forget” kaus.prs9b
      • marsäṣṣeñca “making forget” ptcp.prs9b

        	sg.m	sg.f
        nom	marsäṣṣeñca	marsäṣṣeñca

Occurrences

marsa

1

IOL Toch 131 b4

tsaiñenta om(t)e – päst

marsa

aikemane pa° b5 ///