Contionary:ā

Grayis

Pronunciation

(Grayis) IPA: /a:/

Particle

ā

1. Direct object particle.

Sintsiran

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to”)

Preposition

ā

1. (+ accusative) into, against (collisions)
2. (+ dative) to
3. (as a prefix) makes intransitive verbs transitive or causative.

Soc'ul'

Etymology

From Sekhulla aːaː, from Wascotl *ā'ā-scati. Cognate to Gwaxol ğaxat⁵, Kilīmos-sāîl aǧašte. Doublet of ā

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːː˧]

Adjective

ā

1. some

   Secc'ua āhan'yaz yama ā uatsíad muzad.

   I think some parrots stole my damn hat.

2. (contrastive) few

   R'ez jí meýuuóc ā jál eý.

   Nowadays they get few customers here.

Adverb

ā

1. slightly, somewhat

   Tabdi ā āl c'ez āhharuc'.

   His face was slightly red at the sight of me.

Particle

ā

1. emphatic spatial/temporal particle

   Cuxenūr jál ā xil eý je āhseccōz'i.

   I remember that from back when we were kids.

2. general meiosis particle

   Ā socýoc' r'um'ian.

   So I maybe lost your axe.

Derived terms

• ā ā
• āhxañ' xañ' ā xañ' xañ'