Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
§207
Nā ā
‘Nā’ [becomes] ‘ā’.
- Kaccāyana 207
- Rūpasiddhi 161
- Saddanīti 423
- Nāma-Kappa · Tatiya-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →207. 161. Nā ā (423)
[Nā + ā = 2 words]
Tato ārādesato nāvacanassa ā-ādeso hoti.
Satthārā, pitarā, mātarā, bhātarā, dhītarā, kattārā, vattārā.
‘Nā’ [becomes] ‘ā’.
After the substitution ‘āra’, the inflection ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘ā’.
Examples
- Satthārā = satthu + nā (‘u’ of “satthu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘ā’ (§207); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
- Pitarā = pitu + nā (‘u’ of “pitu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘ā’ (§207); ‘ā’ of “āra” is shortened (§209); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
- Mātarā = mātu + nā (‘u’ of “mātu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘ā’ (§207); ‘ā’ of “āra” is shortened (§209); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
- Bhātarā = bhātu + nā (‘u’ of “bhātu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘ā’ (§207); ‘ā’ of “āra” is shortened (§209); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
- Dhītarā = dhītu + nā (‘u’ of “dhītu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘ā’ (§207); ‘ā’ of “āra” is shortened (§209); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
- Kattārā = kattu + nā (‘u’ of “kattu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘ā’ (§207); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
- Vattārā = vattu + nā (‘u’ of “vattu” becomes ‘āra’ (§200); ‘nā’ is substituted by ‘ā’ (§207); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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