-ǎ

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See also: ǎ, -ǎ-, -à, -á, -â, -ä, -ã, -ă, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Romani

Etymology

Compare Hindi -इयाँ (-iyā̃).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ǎ

  1. (International Standard)
    1. Forms the nominative plural of oikoclitic nouns ending in -i
      ‎pani (“water”) + ‎-ǎ → ‎panǎ
      ‎ćhuri (“knife”) + ‎-ǎ → ‎ćhurǎ (“knives”)
    2. Forms the nominative plural of jotated consonantal oikoclitic feminine nouns
      ‎phen (“sister”) + ‎-ǎ → ‎phenǎ (“sisters”)
    3. Forms the accusative singular of oikoclitic animate nouns ending in -i
    4. Forms the accusative singular of jotated consonantal oikoclitic feminine animate nouns

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