Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
§237
Itthiyam ato āpaccayo
In the feminine, after ‘a’, [there is] the suffix ‘ā’.
- Kaccāyana 237
- Rūpasiddhi 176
- Saddanīti 466
- Nāma-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →237. 176. Itthiyam ato āpaccayo (466)
[Itthiyaṃ + ato + āpaccayo = 3 words]
Itthiyaṃ vattamānāya akārato āpaccayo hoti.
Sabbā, yā, sā, kā, katarā.
In the feminine, after ‘a’, [there is] the suffix ‘ā’.
In the feminine, after the letter ‘a’, there is the suffix ‘ā’.
Examples
- Sabbā = sabba + si (‘ā’ is inserted after “sabba” (§237); ‘si’ is elided (§220); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
- Yā = ya + si (‘ā’ is inserted after “ya” (§237); ‘si’ is elided (§220); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
- Sā = ta + si (‘t’ of “ta” becomes ‘s’ (§174); ‘ā’ is inserted after “sa” (§237); ‘si’ is elided (§220); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
- Kā = ka + si (‘ā’ is inserted after “ka” (§237); ‘si’ is elided (§220); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
- Katarā = katara + si (‘ā’ is inserted after “katara” (§237); ‘si’ is elided (§220); ‘a’ is elided (§83)).
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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