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The perfective participle '''ahāmatya''' is a compound consisting of '''aha-''' “together, bring together, an indication of a union of things thought as one” and '''amatya''' “made, built”. The former is a prefix that may be appended to verbs or nouns, and the latter is the perfective participle of the verb '''mat-''' “do, make, form”. Therefore, the meaning may be interpreted as “well prepared, refined, put together”. Since participle forms may act either as nominals or as modifiers, it is common to see '''ahāmatya''' stand alone, in which case it is thought of as a nominal, with the implication of “(that which is) well prepared, refined, put together”, where the items in parentheses are understood. | The perfective participle '''ahāmatya''' is a compound consisting of '''aha-''' “together deliberately, bring together with intent, an indication of a union of things thought as one” and '''amatya''' “made, built”. The former is a prefix that may be appended to verbs or nouns, and the latter is the perfective participle of the verb '''mat-''' “do, make, form”. Therefore, the meaning may be interpreted as “well prepared, refined, put together”. Since participle forms may act either as nominals or as modifiers, it is common to see '''ahāmatya''' stand alone, in which case it is thought of as a nominal, with the implication of “(that which is) well prepared, refined, put together”, where the items in parentheses are understood. | ||
The full form, '''Vasa Ahāmatya Manān Etjelletyandaljān''' is built from '''vasa''' “language, speech”, '''manān''' is the genitive form of '''mana''' "land". '''Etjelletyandaljān''' is a more difficult word to analyze. It is composed of '''etjellet-''' which is the perfective form of the transitive | The full form, '''Vasa Ahāmatya Manān Etjelletyandaljān''' is built from '''vasa''' “language, speech”, '''manān''' is the genitive form of '''mana''' "land". '''Etjelletyandaljān''' is a more difficult word to analyze. It is composed of '''etjellet-''' which is the perfective form of the transitive | ||