π•Žπ•’π•‘-

Aghwan

Prefix

π•Žπ•’π•‘- (nu-)

  1. (negator) not
    β€Žπ•Žπ•’π•‘- (nu-, β€œnot”) + β€Žπ”±π”° (ba, β€œdo”) + β€Ž-𐔰 (-a, dative suffix) + β€Žπ”΅π•’π•‘ (zu, β€œI”) β†’ β€Žπ•Žπ•’π•‘π”±π”°π”°π”΅π•’π•‘ (nubaazu, β€œI do not do”)

Usage notes

Preferred negator with tense and mood forms that are not based on the past. Often assimilates to or merges with subsequent vowel and becomes π•Žπ”°- (na-); π•Žπ”Ό- (ni-); π•Ž- (n-).

Derived terms
Aghwan terms prefixed with π•Žπ•’π•‘-

Further reading
  • Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., MahΓ© J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 2, Turnhout: Brepols, β†’ISBN, page 55
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