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# is
# is
=== 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

  1. 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)