weñāwa

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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:	weñāwa; wñāwa; weñāw=
Person:	first
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

weñāw=

1

PK AS 6D b7

(tā)k= ārhānte ślokanmaṃt(s) ;

weñāw=

otpat(t)inta 100-7 ///

weñāwa

1	IOL Toch 131 a3	weṣṣeñca pañäkteṃtse reki tusa	weñāwa	ā° a4 /// wasa
2	PK NS 39 a1	– ramt 40 te	weñā(wa)	; (kartse) (krau);p(a)ll(e) kä
3	PK NS 58 a4	• postäṃ aiśträ waike	weñāwa	a5 /// (pos)tä(ṃ) mā
4	PK NS 299 b1	(weṣṣe)ñc(a) pañäktentse reki tusa	weñāwa	• ā /// b2
5	THT 400 a1	m· – nto sāṅk	weñāwa	klaina taisa śalla a2

wñāwa

1	IOL Toch 136 a2	/// a2 ·s· (t)säṅkau	wñāwa	ślokanmaṃts ārth ñke we(ñau)
2	PK AS 7B a6	: kuce te maa6nt	wñāwa	; tu ñke weñau
3	PK AS 7H a3	: kuce no te	wñāwa	; yāmornts= okonta ;
4	PK NS 49B a3	/// yāmorntantso ; nautalñe	wñāwa	ñiś ma° /// a4
5	THT 274 a1	a1 kuce toṃ	wñāwa	; āyorntā ; (mai)ttr(e)y(eṃ)śca