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==Out of Universe==
==Out of Universe==
{{Canonicity|canonical}}
{{Canonicity|canonical}}
Sourced from Companion.


==Old Tongue==
==Old Tongue==
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'''sain'''
'''sain'''


# is
# is, to be


=== Variants ===
* [[ain]]
* [[isain]]
* [[misain]] (emphatic form, possibly ''[[ma]]'isain'').
See [[Sandhi in Old Tongue]].
=== Morphology ===
(See [[Verb Morphology in the Old Tongue]])
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| sain || '''Present'''
|-
| [[nane]] || '''Past'''
|-
| {{Inferred verb form|[[nanu]]}} || '''Future'''
|}
{{Inferred forms note}}
The form ''nane'' (was) is used in several scenes in the show; it is assumed to be a truncated ''(m)(i)(s)ainane'', where the word is shortened by removing most of the stem. The future ''nanu'' (will be) is inferred by pattern.
=== Related Words ===
* [[isainde]] - negation (is not, to not be)


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Latest revision as of 03:13, 20 August 2026

sain

Out of Universe

✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.

Old Tongue

Verb

sain

  1. is, to be

Variants

See Sandhi in Old Tongue.

Morphology

(See Verb Morphology in the Old Tongue)

sain Present
nane Past
nanu* Future

*Inferred, not canonically attested.

The form nane (was) is used in several scenes in the show; it is assumed to be a truncated (m)(i)(s)ainane, where the word is shortened by removing most of the stem. The future nanu (will be) is inferred by pattern.

Related Words

  • isainde - negation (is not, to not be)