Q. áva particle. “don’t, negative imperative” (Category: Negation)

Q. áva, particle. “don’t, negative imperative” (Category: Negation)

References ✧ PE17/143; WJ/371

Glosses

• “don’t!” ✧ PE17/143 (avá); WJ/371

Variations

• áva ✧ WJ/371; WJ/371
• avá ✧ PE17/143; WJ/371
• ává ✧ PE17/143

Inflections

avamme	1st-pl-exclusive	“We won’t”	✧ WJ/371
ávan	1st-sg	“I won’t”	✧ WJ/371

Elements

á	“imperative particle”
vá	“will not, do not, shall not”	✧ WJ/371
✶ā	“imperative”	✧ WJ/371

Element In

• Q. áva carë “Don’t do it” ✧ WJ/371

Cognates

• S. #ava- “will not, do not” ✧ PE17/143 (avo); WJ/371 (avo); WJ/371 (avon); WJ/371 (avam)
• T. abá “don’t” ✧ WJ/371
• T. #aba-¹ “to refuse, will not” ✧ WJ/371 (aban)

Derivations

• < √BĀ/ABA “refuse, forbid, prohibit, say nay (in refusal or denial)” ✧ PE17/143 (ABA)

Phonetic Developments

√ABA > avá

[abā] > [aβā] > [avā]

✧ PE17/143