ᴹQ. nai interj. “alas” (Category: Various Cries)

⚠️ᴹQ. nai, interj. “alas” (Category: Various Cries)

Q. ai¹ “ah, alas”

Q. nai “maybe; be it that, may it be that; perhaps, it may be, there is a chance or possibility; ⚠️[ᴱQ.] remoter possibility”

Reference ✧ Ety/NAY ✧ “alas”

Cognates

• N. nae “alas” ✧ Ety/NAY (nae, nae)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√NAY “lament” ✧ Ety/NAY

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√NAY > nai

[nai]

✧ Ety/NAY

ᴱQ. ea interj. “a cry of pain or woe” (Category: Various Cries)

Reference ✧ PE13/158 ✧ “a cry of pain or woe”

Cognates

• ᴱN. ai “cry of pain or woe” ✧ PE13/158
• ᴱT. aia “a cry of pain or woe” ✧ PE13/158

Derivations

• < ᴱ✶aiya- ✧ PE13/158