Sain

sain

Out of Universe

✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.

Old Tongue

Verb

sain

1. 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)

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)