Contionary:ycæ

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Nanyse

Alternative Forms

ψϛω (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.tʃɛɪ/
  • (Kote Dialect) IPA: /ə.skʌɪ/
  • (Jara Dialect) IPA: /ɪ.ʃɛɪ/
  • (Yrem Dialect) IPA: /ɪ.dʒaɪ/

Pronoun

ycæ p (plural: ycæz; ycæza; ycæcæ)

  1. Third person singular reflexive pronoun
  2. Indicates when a person acts on itself (herself, himself, itself)

Usage Notes

  • The word is used to refer to a subject who is not present or who is far from the speaker.

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