weñāsta

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Meaning:	“(act.) to speak, say, tell”; “(mid.) to be called”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	weñ-
Lexeme variants:	weñāsta; wñasta; wñāsta
Person:	second
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	non-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-full
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	5
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1	weñāwa	weñām
2	weñāsta	wñās
3	weña-neś, weña-meś, weña, wña-neś, weñā-meś	weñāre, wñār-ne, weñāre-ne, weñāre-neś, weñār-meś			weñānte

Lexeme family

• weñ-
  • weñ- “(act.) to speak, say, tell” “(mid.) to be called” gv
    • weñiye “talk, discussion”

      	sg
      nom	weñiye
      acc	weñiye

    • weñenta “speaker” agnt.m

      	sg	pl
      nom	weñenta
      gen		weñentaṃts
      loc		weñentänne

    • weñ- “(act.) to speak, say, tell” “(mid.) to be called” gv.prs9a

      	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1	weṣṣim, weskau, weskau-ne	weskem		weskemar
      2	weṣṣit, west, west-meśc	weścer		westär
      3	weṣṣi, weṣṣäṃ, weṣṣäṃ-ne, weṣṣäṃ-neśc, weṣṣäṃ-meśc	weṣyeṃ, weskeṃ, weskeṃ-neś, weskeṃ-ne	westeṃ	westär, westär-me	weskentär

      • weṣṣeñca “speaking, saying” ptcp.prs9a

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	weṣṣeñca	weṣṣeñca	weṣṣeñcañ	weṣṣeñcañ
        acc	weṣṣeñcai	weṣṣeñcai
        gen	weṣṣeñcantse	weṣṣeñcantse
        comit	weṣeñcaimpa	weṣeñcaimpa

      • weṣṣälle “to be said” part.prs9a

        	sg.m	pl.f
        nom	weṣṣälle	weṣṣällona
        acc		weṣṣällona

      • weskemane “speaking, saying, telling” part.prs9a

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	weskemane	weskemane	weskemane	weskemane
        acc	weskemane	weskemane	weskemane	weskemane
        gen	weskemanentse	weskemanentse

    • weñ- “(act.) to speak, say, tell” “(mid.) to be called” gv.subj

      	sg.act	pl.act
      1	weñim, weñau, weñau-c, weñau-ne, weñau-me	weñem
      2	went, went-meścä	weñcer
      3	weñi, weṃ, weñ-c	weñeṃ, weñeṃ-ne

      • welñe “speech” abstr.m.subj

        	sg	pl
        nom	welñe	welñenta
        acc	welñe	welñenta
        gen	welñentse
        loc	welñene
        abl	welñemeṃ
        perl	welyñesa
        all	welñeśc

        • welñeṣṣe “pertaining to the sayings” subj

          	sg.m	pl.m
          nom	welñeṣṣe
          acc	welñeṣṣe	welñeṣṣeṃ

      • wentsi “to say, speak, saying, speaking” inf.n.subj

        	sg
        nom	wentsi
        acc	wentsi

    • weñ- “(act.) to speak, say, tell” “(mid.) to be called” gv.pret1

      	sg.act
      3	weñā-ne, weñā-me

    • weñ- “(act.) to speak, say, tell” “(mid.) to be called” gv.pret5

      	sg.act	pl.act	pl.mid
      1	weñāwa	weñām
      2	weñāsta	wñās
      3	weña-neś, weña-meś, weña, wña-neś, weñā-meś	weñāre, wñār-ne, weñāre-ne, weñāre-neś, weñār-meś	weñānte

      • weweñu “having spoken” part.pret5

        	sg.m	pl.m
        nom	weweñoṣ, weweñu	weweñoṣ
        acc	weweñoṣ	weweñoṣäṃ, weweñoṣ

        • weweñor “saying” abstr.pret5

          	sg
          nom	weweñor
          acc	weweñor
          abl	weweñormeṃ

    • weñ- “(act.) to speak, say, tell” “(mid.) to be called” gv.imp5

      	sg.act	pl.act
      2	poñ	poñes

Occurrences

weñāsta

1	IOL Toch 258 a2	/// takāsta (p)erisa te	weñāsta	kos tañ peri mā
2	IOL Toch 258 a3	cemeṃ lyuto wa ·au	weñāsta	tarmac(a)ndretse – – ne cān(e)

wñasta

1

THT 248 b3

; (yaitoṣ) koīntsa cäñcrona

wñasta

tsälypelyents pelkiñä ; ṣäñ

wñāsta

1	PK AS 12C b6	• orocce wakitsäñ(ñ)ene stmoṣä	wñāsta	tuwe • päñäktäñ(ñ)e (klāw)i
2	PK AS 17I b2	täṅwaña ; kuce (t)we	wñāsta	ṣañ ykene : sak
3	THT 1389.t b2	rim /// b2 ///	wñāsta	/// b3 /// kla