wāya

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Meaning:	“to lead, guide, drive”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	wā-
Lexeme variants:	wāya
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-full
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	1
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1
2	pāyāsta
3	wāya	wayāre, wayāre-ne		wayāte, wayāte-ne	wayānte

Lexeme family

• wāyā-
  • wāyā- “to lead, guide, drive” gv
    • wāyā- “to lead, guide, drive” gv.subj5

      	sg.act	pl.act	sg.mid
      1			wāyoymar, wāyoymar-me
      3	wāyoy, wayaṃ	wāyaṃ, wāyau-me

      • wāyatsi “to lead, guide, drive” inf.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	wāyatsi
        acc	wāyatsi

      • wāyalle “to lead, guide, drive” part.subj5

        	sg.m
        nom	wāyalle

    • wāyā- “to lead, guide, drive” gv.pret1

      	sg.act	pl.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
      2	pāyāsta
      3	wāya	wayāre, wayāre-ne	wayāte, wayāte-ne	wayānte

      • wawāyau “to lead, guide, drive” part.pret1

        	sg.m	pl.m
        nom	wawāyaṣ, wawāyau	wawāyaṣ
        acc	wawāyaṣ	wawāyaṣ

    • wāyā- “to lead, guide, drive” gv.imp1

      	sg.mid
      2	pwāyar-me

Occurrences

wāya

1	IOL Toch 169 b2	/// b2 /// °ndeṃ	wāy(a)	/// – – /// °nde
2	IOL Toch 279 a2	a2 /// – k	wāya	ste mā /// a3
3	Kizil WD-I-a7 a1	ṣkaśce śak-ṣene paṅkle iśapalanma	wāya	śak-wine räktāśka ṣar(w)ai ///
4	Ot 12 a9	a9 ysāre rine plyasi	wāya	toṅkā ṣarmire śak cakaṃnma
5	PK DA M 507.2 a1	śak traiyne waltsassi ///	(wā)a2ya	wi cakanma sanai ///
6	PK DA M 507.2 a1	śak traiyne waltsassi ///	(wā)a2ya	wi cakanma sanai (tom)
7	PK DA M 507.26 a4	/// – ka rine	wāya	cakanma śak piś a5
8	PK DA M 507.26 a19	se kapci a19 ///	(wā)ya	cāk towä piś 5
9	PK DA M 507.26 a4	/// – ka rine	wāya	cakanma śak piś a5
10	PK DA M 507.26 a19	se kapci a19 ///	(wā)ya	cāk towä piś 5
11	PK DA M 507.34 a26	pitoś kercapiśke lyekśai rine	wāya	wi cakanma 2 a27
12	PK DA M 507.34 a26	pitoś kercapiśke lyekśai rine	wāya	wi cakanma 2 a27
13	PK DA M 507.37 and .36 a28	cipaiśenmeṃ sanai tseñai yakwe	wāya	ṣer cipaiśeś ṣey-ne tāu
14	PK DA M 507.37 and .36 a29	ṣey-ne tāu a29 päs	wāya	cau śak ñyu pikwalañe
15	SI 1877 a8	ñwenakke aiyyāna śānta	wāya	wi a9 śkañce śak
16	SI 1877 a13	ce śaiyye raktakule perisa	wāya	a14 saṅkatāse lyiwāntse aiyye
17	SI 5873 a3	uwāṣṣi oroce kemesa āuw	wāya	sanai ariweṃ wāya wi
18	SI 5873 a3	āuw wāya sanai ariweṃ	wāya	wi wästār (pkuweṣṣäṃ) ///
19	SI 5873 a4	(pkuweṣṣäṃ) /// a4 ās	wāya	sanai paiytiñe sutane perisa
20	SI 5873 a4	paiytiñe sutane perisa āuw	wāya	/// a5 (orocce) (keme)sa
21	SI 5873 a7	sana cauṣi śwāra śānta	wāya	wästār pkuweṣṣäṃ /// a8
22	SI 5873 a8	śaṅke śka śem śānta	wāya	wi ṣeme aiyye ṣṣeme
23	SI 5873 a9	alanäṃ śäkwāke śaṅke śānta	wāya	wi aṣiceṃ wästa-pku(weṣṣäṃ) ///
24	SI 5873 a10	śaile yapkoñe yaitkorsa śānta	wāya	(piś) (tune-) /// a11
25	SI 5873 a12	/// a12 simā śānta	wāya	wi aṣiceṃ wästa-pkuweṣṣäṃ kippā
26	SI 5873 a12	wästa-pkuweṣṣäṃ kippā aṣice śaiyy(e)	(wāya)	(ṣe-) a13 me pkuweṣ
27	SI 5873 a13	me pkuweṣ cauṅkwi śānta	wāya	wi wästa-pkuweṣṣäṃ alanäṃ ///
28	SI 5873 a14	/// a14 cinasene śaiyye	wāya	ṣeme aṣṣice wästa-pkuweṣ ypoy
29	SI 5873 a15	a15 caṃndre aṣice śaiyye	wāya	ṣṣeme pkuweṣ ṣtempeṅkule täryā
30	SI 5873 a16	täryā (p)ku(s)ai /// a16	wāya	sanai a17 srukauwa śānta
31	THT 108 b2	jaṭilñe ; sāṅk päs	wāya	• – – – – ; cau
32	THT 496 a6	araś ñi sälkāte :	wāya	ci lauke ; tsyāra
33	THT 1363.b a2	·k· ·me kokaleṃ waiptār	wāya	lyka a3 /// no
34	THT 2764 a1	/// śak wine śānta	w(āya)	///
35	THT 2926 a2	a2 /// (ya)p rine	wāya	śwā(ra) /// a3 ///