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)

1. Third person singular reflexive pronoun
2. 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.