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=== Variants === | === Variants === | ||
* ain | * [[ain]] | ||
* isain | * [[isain]] | ||
* misain (emphatic form, possibly ''[[ma]]'isain''). | * [[misain]] (emphatic form, possibly ''[[ma]]'isain''). | ||
See [[Sandhi in Old Tongue]]. | See [[Sandhi in Old Tongue]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 31 July 2026
sain
Out of Universe
✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.
Old Tongue
Verb
sain
- is, to be
Variants
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)