Contionary:yxæ
Nanyse
Alternative Forms
ψђω (Dumun script)
Etymology
From the Akkadian word é, an article denoting that a pronoun is reflexive, and the Sumerian words še, a prefix used to create a third person, personal pronoun, and ái, meaning thing or person.
Pronunciation
- (Nanyse Proper) IPA: /ɪ.ʃɛɪ/
- (Kote Dialect) IPA: /ə.ʃʌɪ/
- (Jara Dialect) IPA: /ɪ.tʃɛɪ/
- (Yrem Dialect) IPA: /ɪ.ʃaɪ/
Pronoun
yxæ p (plural: yxæz; yxæza; yxæxæ)
- Third person singular reflexive pronoun
- Indicates when a person acts on itself (herself, himself, itself)
Usage Notes
- The word xæ is used to refer to a subject who is present or who is near to the speaker.