yamaṣṣa

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Meaning:	“to do”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	yām-
Lexeme variants:	yamaṣṣa; yamaṣä; yamaṣa
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	non-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-full
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	4
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1	yāmṣawa	maṣam		yāmṣamai	yamaṣṣamnte
2	yamaṣṣasta, yamaṣṣasta-ne	yāmṣaso		yamaṣatai	yamaṣat
3	yamaṣṣa, yamaṣṣa-me	yāmṣare, yamaṣṣare, yamaṣṣare-ne, yamaṣṣare-me		yamaṣṣate, yamaṣṣate-ñ	yamaṣṣante

Lexeme family

• yām-
  • yām- “to do” gv
    • yām- “to do” gv.prs9a

      	sg.act	pl.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1	yamaskau, yāmäskau-c		yamaskemar	yamaskemtär
      2	yamast, yamast-ne	maścer	yamastar
      3	yamaṣṣi, yamaṣṣäṃ, yamaṣṣäṃ-c, yamaṣṣäṃ-ne	yamaṣyeṃ, yamaṣyeñ-c, yamaskeṃ	yamaṣṣitär, yamastär	yamaṣyentär, yamaskentär

      • yamaṣṣälle “to be done” part.prs9a

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	yamaṣṣälle	yamaṣṣälya	yamaṣṣälyi	yamaṣṣällona
        acc				yamaṣṣällona
        gen	yamaṣṣälyepi

      • yamaṣṣeñca “doing” ptcp.prs9a

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	yamaṣṣeñca, yamaṣeñca, yamäṣeñca, yāmṣeñca	yamaṣṣeñca, yamaṣeñca, yamäṣeñca, yāmṣeñca		yamaṣṣeñcana
        voc	yāmṣeñcai
        acc	yamaṣeñcai	yamaṣeñcai	yamaṣṣeñcaṃ, yāmṣeñcaṃ	yamaṣṣeñcaṃ, yāmṣeñcaṃ, yamaṣṣeñcana

      • yamaskemane “doing” part.prs9a

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	yamaskemane	yamaskemane	yamaskemane	yamaskemane
        acc	yamaskemane	yamaskemane	yamaskemane	yamaskemane

    • yām- “to do” gv.subj1/2

      	sg.act	pl.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1	yamim	yamyem, yamem	yamīmar, yāmmar	yamiyemtär, yamamtär
      2	yāmt	yamīcer	yāmītār, yāmtar
      3	yāmi, yami-ne, yāmäṃ, yamaṃ-ne	yāmyeṃ, yāmeṃ	yamītär, yāmtär	yamantär

      • yamalñe “doing” abstr.m.subj1/2

        	sg	pl
        nom	yamalñe	yamalñenta
        acc	yamalñe	yamalñenta
        gen	yamalñentse
        loc	yamalñene	yamalñentane
        abl	yamalyñemeṃ
        perl	yamalñesa

      • ayāmätte “to do” priv.subj1/2

        	sg.m
        nom	ayāmätte

      • yāmtsi “to do” inf.n.subj1/2

        	sg
        nom	yāmtsi
        acc	yāmtsi
        perl	yāmtsisa
        all	yāmtsiśc

      • yamalle “to be done” part.subj1/2

        	sg.m
        nom	yamalle
        acc	yamalye
        gen	yamalyepi

    • yām- “to do” gv.subj1

      	sg.act
      1	yāmu, yamu-c, yamū-me

    • yām- “to do” gv.pret4

      	sg.act	pl.act	sg.mid	pl.mid
      1	yāmṣawa	maṣam	yāmṣamai	yamaṣṣamnte
      2	yamaṣṣasta, yamaṣṣasta-ne	yāmṣaso	yamaṣatai	yamaṣat
      3	yamaṣṣa, yamaṣṣa-me	yāmṣare, yamaṣṣare, yamaṣṣare-ne, yamaṣṣare-me	yamaṣṣate, yamaṣṣate-ñ	yamaṣṣante

      • yāmu “having done” part.pret4

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	yāmoṣ, yāmu	yāmusa	yāmoṣ	yāmuwa
        acc	yāmoṣ		yāmoṣäṃ, yāmoṣ	yāmuwa
        gen	yāmoṣepi

        • yāmor “deed, act, action” n.pret4

          	sg	pl
          nom	yāmor	yāmornta
          acc	yāmor	yāmornta
          gen	yāmorntse	yāmorntaṃts
          loc	yāmorne
          abl	yāmormeṃ
          perl	yāmorsa	yāmorntasa

          • yāmorṣṣe “pertaining to the deed(s)” pret4

            	sg.m
            nom	yāmorṣṣe
            acc	yāmorṣṣe

          • yāmortstse “having a deed” pret4

            	sg.m
            nom	yāmortstse
            acc	yāmorcce
            gen	yāmorccepi

    • yām- “to do” gv.imp3

      	sg.act	pl.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
      2	pyām	pyāmtso	pyāmtsar	pyāmtsat	pyāmtsait

  • yamaṣṣuki “participant”

    	sg
    nom	yamaṣṣuki

  • yāmi “doer”

    	sg
    nom	yāmi
    acc	yāmi
    gen	yamintse

Occurrences

yamaṣṣa

1	G-Su 15 a1	dharmakāmiśke tane śem spelke	yamaṣṣa	॥ tu° ///
2	G-Su 31 a1	a1 /// spelke	yamaṣṣa	tuntse te ṣotri ॥
3	IOL Toch 257 a2	r· – – – – – – /// a2	y(a)m(a)ṣṣ(a)	– – – – y·ntär n· w·
4	Kz-181-QS-L-01 a1	ṣamān(e) śem paṣit	yamaṣṣa
5	THT 108 b5	mas= orkäntai ; lek	yamaṣṣa	; lyśalyñeṣṣe • carka
6	THT 109 a8	käṣṣintse ṣesa sāṅkämpa carit	yamaṣṣa	– – a9 /// te

yamaṣa

1	G-Su 38 a1	a1 kercawiśke spelke	yamaṣa	–
2	IOL Toch 257 b4	ñeñu(sku) ṣai ñakti aiśai	yamaṣa	/// b5 – – o
3	Kizil WD-I-b6 a1	। aśari puñyisene oṅkarñai	(ya)m(aṣa)	malywer laś k(u)ntinta 4
4	Km-034-ZS-R-02.08 a1	a1 /// (śi)khiṃnts(e) saṅkrām	yamaṣa	śr(ā)ddh(e) ///
5	Km-050-KN-J-L1.04 a1	pañäktäñeś palsko ersate namobuddha	yamaṣa	•
6	Km-050-KN-L-03.03 a1	ers(a)t(e) pañäktentse pyāpyaisa yar(k)e	(ya)ma(ṣa)	॥
7	Km-050-KN-R-01.02 a1	palsko ersate pañäktentse spaktāṃ	yamaṣa	kauṃ •
8	Km-050-KN-R-01.04 a1	pañäktäññeś palsko (ersate) yark(e)	yamaṣa	•
9	Km-050-KN-R-02.01 a1	palsko ersate pañäktentse pūwar	yamaṣa	arwā(r)e ṣaiy ॥
10	Km-050-KN-R-03.01 a1	pa(ñ)ä(kt)e ·e – – – – – (ya)rk(e)	yamaṣa	॥
11	Kz-225-YD-W-07 a1	a1 puñisome tane speltke	yamaṣa
12	Sb-001-YD-Z-11 a1	/// y(·)· n· sp(e)lke	yamaṣ(a)	///
13	THT 25 b6	: au – – – – – – ekalymi	yamaṣa	: t· /// b7
14	THT 77 a3	sū ololyesa ākteke wantare	yamaṣa	: ॥ guṇasaṃpade weṣṣäṃ

yamaṣä

1	IOL Toch 941 b1	ṣa /// b1 ///	yamaṣä	/// b2 /// –
2	THT 510 b1	lupṣalle ysārtsanane ṣpakīye warsa	(yamaṣä)	b2 lya yeṃte leśpaṣanane
3	THT 1374.y b1	/// b1 /// –	yamaṣä	/// b2 /// ·ā