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* Words ending in a final long vowel (plus either ''h'', ''s'', or ''m'') do not lengthen any vowel in a previous syllable (e.g. ''ñaryāh'' (mountain) → ''ñaryāmis'' (mountainous area)). | * Words ending in a final long vowel (plus either ''h'', ''s'', or ''m'') do not lengthen any vowel in a previous syllable (e.g. ''ñaryāh'' (mountain) → ''ñaryāmis'' (mountainous area)). | ||
'''- | '''-ūneh''' ('''-īneh''' after stems in -Cy-, '''-ēneh''' for nouns in ''-ē''), with middle grade ablaut (rarely strong grade), has various meanings, often somewhat abstract, intensive, or related to highly valued things/roles. | ||
* ''daša'' (rain) → '' | * ''daša'' (rain) → ''dašūneh'' (monsoon) | ||
* ''nail-'' (to kiss) → '' | * ''nail-'' (to kiss) → ''nailūneh'' (love <small>''(literary, rare)''</small>) | ||
* ''lalāruṇa'' (giant domestic lizard) → '' | * ''yaiva'' (all) + ''lairē'' (day) → ''yaivlairēṇeh'' (everyday life) | ||
* ''lalāruṇa'' (giant domestic lizard) → ''lalārauṇūneh'' (knight mounting a ''lalāruṇa'') | |||
'''-dhūs''' means "having X". | '''-dhūs''' means "having X". | ||