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VEHB. 



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The prefix kh is most usually taken in the aorist, but the verb i\a,gh 

 " to let" always takes b. 



The aorist has both indefinite, present, future and subjunctive signi- 

 fications. The terminations are as follows : — 



Singular. Plural. 



1. kn nn, om 



2. e eth, edh, e 



3. th, tJi, itli, i ant 



The most usual termination of the 3rd person singular is ith, which 

 often becomes simply i. The following take th : — 



Infinitive 3rd pers. sing, aorist. 



khana*^/?, to do khanth 

 janay/j, to strike janth or jath 



giray/j, to take girth 

 baray/i, to take away barth 

 wariLffh, to eat warth 

 In gira^^, gir is the radical form of the verb. In bara_9'7i and wara^j'Zt 

 the radical vowel is lengthened. The following take th ; — 

 hinffJi to be hitJi, hi 



rava^/i to go voth, ro 



deaffh to give da,tJi, da 



siayA to swell siih 

 The present participle used of a continued or repeated action is formed 

 from the base by the termination ana ; e. g., 



Infinitive Present Participle. 



hinffh biana 

 khanayZi khanana 

 The infinitive in ay/« is a noun and can be inflected. The inflected 

 form has a geruudial signification ; e. g., 

 khcinaffJi, to do, doing. 

 khana_^7«a khapta-i, he began to do (lit. he fell a-doiug). 

 The present and imperfect are formed from the infinitive by the 

 following terminations : 



Peesent. 

 Sing. Plur. 



1. an awi, aom 



2. e 6, eth 



3. en ant, an, en 



Impeepect, 



1. mtJ/an atJiun 



2. sithe athe 



3. a,th, etJi a^/fant . 



