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=== Variants === | |||
* ain | |||
* isain | |||
* misain (emphatic form, possibly ''[[ma]]'isain''). | |||
See [[Sandhi in Old Tongue]]. | |||
=== Morphology === | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
| sain || '''Present''' | |||
|- | |||
| [[nane]] || '''Past''' | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[nanu]]''<sup>*</sup> || '''Future''' | |||
|} | |||
<sup>*</sup>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) | |||
Revision as of 15:30, 29 July 2026
sain
Out of Universe
✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.
Old Tongue
Verb
sain
- is
Variants
- ain
- isain
- misain (emphatic form, possibly ma'isain).
See Sandhi in Old Tongue.
Morphology
| 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)