nuwaṃ

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Meaning:	“to roar, shout, cry out, threaten”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Lexeme variants:	nuwaṃ
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	subjunctive
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-schwa
Stem:	subjunctive
Stem class:	5
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1
2
3	nuwaṃ			nuwoytär

Lexeme family

• nuwā-
  • nuwā- “to roar, shout, cry out, threaten” gv
    • newe “cry, roar” m

      	sg
      nom	newe
      acc	newe
      perl	newesa

      • newe_u “roaring”

        	sg.m
        nom	neweu
        acc	newent

    • nuwā- “to roar, shout, cry out, threaten” gv.prs3

      	sg.mid
      3	ñewetär

    • nuwā- “to roar, shout, cry out, threaten” gv.subj5

      	sg.act	sg.mid
      3	nuwaṃ	nuwoytär

      • nuwalñe “cry(ing), roar(ing)” abstr.msg.subj5

        	sg
        nom	nuwalñe
        acc	nuwalñe
        perl	nuwalñesa

        • nwalñeṣṣe “pertaining to crying, roaring” subj5

          	sg.m
          nom	nwalñeṣṣe
          acc	nwalñeṣṣe

    • nuwā- “to roar, shout, cry out, threaten” gv.pret1

      	sg.mid
      2	nawatai

  • nuw- “to shout (a shout)” kaus
    • nuw- “to shout (a shout)” kaus.prs9b

      	sg.act	pl.act
      3	nūwäṣṣi	nuwäṣyeṃ

    • nuw- “to shout (a shout)” kaus.pret2

      	sg.act
      3	ñāwa

Occurrences

nuwaṃ

1

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nuwaṃ

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