An Introductory Primer and Grammar of Ahom Tai ... - Khamkoo
An Introductory Primer and Grammar of Ahom Tai ... - Khamkoo An Introductory Primer and Grammar of Ahom Tai ... - Khamkoo
ptq sj ptq xa xM xU xM bi[q cross obstacles mI rU mI tinq mI lukq mI lnq have progeny mI fI mI s[q seize spirits rpq fI rpq s[q xutq xU xutq bi[q sotq ruinq sotq yI pj mE[q pj bnq go everywhere ctq fU ctq kunq collect men xI c[q xI ma A] fmq A] la bring presents A] xo[q A] li[q bring goods tipq tinq tpq mEw x] xU x] bi[q enter into forts 4/ Negative and verb cut right and left have heads and legs possess by spirit construct defences set fire to houses ride on elephants and horses press hands and legs bw eta bw ep] bw tj bw xa bw nU bw to[q kM t; kM t[q bwkinq bw nonq not fight and not win not die and not cut not see and not hear not have passage not eat not sleep 5/ verb of mutuality nnq knq fitq knq nnq knq fnq knq eta knq fnq knq epa knq fnq knq r[q knq po[q knq xa knq fnq knq rkq knq pi[q knq si[q knq b[q knq make dispute quarrel fight and cut beat and cut consult fight love take oath 6/ Preposition and noun t[qNi[q t[q cj t[q pI t[q no[q with wife and children with brothers
t[q c[q t[q ma t[q rokq t[q dpq k[q bnq k[q xEnq with elephants and horses with swords and spears in day and in night 7/ verb and verb xa m; lU m; run away lU k; p[q k; come back el] pj el] m; go and come m; xupq m; boj come and prostrate t[q bj pukq bj settle and place 8/ Some more kU mEw kU bnq kU pI kU duinq kU tI kU ki[q kU bnq kU xEnq to[q supq to[q xMoO lj fnq lj ti[q lj fa lj x; every day every year and every month everywhere day and night discuss secretly cut and pierce greatly cut to pieces Some Ahom titles and offices They are given below in order to give an idea of the pattern of construction of compound nouns (or proper nouns) which are very often come across in the Ahom chronicles. 1/ kings and princes cw fa king cw prince cw n[q queen cw n[q princess cw n[q lu[q chief queen cw tI pM prince of Tipam cw n[q doj Parbatiya Konwari cw sj ri[q prince of Sâring cw n[q Aonq Saru Konwari cw nM rukq prince of Nâmruk cw bo] Deka Raja cw tu[q x[q prince of Tungkhang 2/ various types of gohâins cw vuM lu[q prime minister vo] mE[q s] la Solâl Gohâin
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t[q c[q t[q ma<br />
t[q rokq t[q dpq<br />
k[q bnq k[q xEnq<br />
with elephants <strong>and</strong> horses<br />
with swords <strong>and</strong> spears<br />
in day <strong>and</strong> in night<br />
7/ verb <strong>and</strong> verb<br />
xa m; lU m;<br />
run away<br />
lU k; p[q k;<br />
come back<br />
el] pj el] m;<br />
go <strong>and</strong> come<br />
m; xupq m; boj come <strong>and</strong> prostrate<br />
t[q bj pukq bj<br />
settle <strong>and</strong> place<br />
8/ Some more<br />
kU mEw kU bnq<br />
kU pI kU duinq<br />
kU tI kU ki[q<br />
kU bnq kU xEnq<br />
to[q supq to[q xMoO<br />
lj fnq lj ti[q<br />
lj fa lj x;<br />
every day<br />
every year <strong>and</strong> every month<br />
everywhere<br />
day <strong>and</strong> night<br />
discuss secretly<br />
cut <strong>and</strong> pierce greatly<br />
cut to pieces<br />
Some <strong>Ahom</strong> titles <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>fices<br />
They are given below in order to give an idea <strong>of</strong> the pattern <strong>of</strong> construction <strong>of</strong> compound<br />
nouns (or proper nouns) which are very <strong>of</strong>ten come across in the <strong>Ahom</strong> chronicles.<br />
1/ kings <strong>and</strong> princes<br />
cw fa<br />
king<br />
cw<br />
prince<br />
cw n[q<br />
queen<br />
cw n[q<br />
princess<br />
cw n[q lu[q<br />
chief queen<br />
cw tI pM<br />
prince <strong>of</strong> Tipam<br />
cw n[q doj<br />
Parbatiya Konwari<br />
cw sj ri[q<br />
prince <strong>of</strong> Sâring<br />
cw n[q Aonq<br />
Saru Konwari<br />
cw nM rukq<br />
prince <strong>of</strong> Nâmruk<br />
cw bo]<br />
Deka Raja<br />
cw tu[q x[q prince <strong>of</strong><br />
Tungkhang<br />
2/ various types <strong>of</strong> gohâins<br />
cw vuM lu[q<br />
prime minister<br />
vo] mE[q s] la<br />
Solâl Gohâin
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