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Even now, any word or sound can be used
as a noun, if it refers to itself.
šu˜,
pungency-Root.
šey, deed; šol,
word;
aŠi, knowledge.
maŠŠu, to change-Stem. |
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Verbal theme. |
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Mutation
of Radical Consonant of Verbal Themes: |
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e.g.vel,
to conquer, ven, victory.
v„˜, to desire, v„–,
desire. |
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Lengthening
of Radical Vowel of Verbal Themes: |
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e.g.
u–, to eat ; ‡–,
eating, food.
padu, to suffer ; pƒdu,
suffering. |
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Reduplication of Radical Consonant of Verbal Themes: |
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e.g.
ƒdu, to play, dance ; ƒ——u,
playing, dancing.
k‡Šu,
to state ; k‡ŠŠu, stating, statement. |
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Hardening of Radical Nasal of Verbal Themes: |
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e.g.
va‰aŒgu,
to be used, to be current, to be in vogue.va‰akku,
usage. |
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Addition of Suffixes: |
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Addition
of Suffixes to Verbal Themes or Relative Participles. |
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Suffixes of verbal nouns are of five classes, viz:, (a) deictic elements,
(b) nouns signifying place, (c) names of organs (figuratively used as
names of place), (d) nouns signifying measurement or intensity, and (e)
nouns signifying quality or nature.
Verbal Nouns (To‰iŠpeyar)
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šey
(to do)+al=š)eyal, doing, deed
vƒ
(to come)+avu=varavu, coming. |
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ka——u,
to tie, to bind, to build, to
construct, to pay (as fees),
ka——u+idam=ka——idam,
a site |
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