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46. The following is an example of the declension of a masculine 
noun, ending in long ^t. 
‘ a boy.’ 
Singular. 
Nom. ^fT^T-NT 
Acc. iraTHHIT 
Instr, and Abl. 
Dat. -<*rr ; -«IT 
Gen. 
Eoc. 
Voc. t 
Plural. 
-^IT 
^T^T-S)SI-^T,-^T,-^T 
^T'<ut-usr-uT 
The old, rare, form of the plural is ^tT3f*T-3\L &o. 
Similarly are declined, 
^RIT ‘a bullock,’ tftTTST ‘ahorse,’ 
fw^T ‘ a whelp,’ ^ftersn « clothes,’ 
®3>^T ‘ a basket,’ ‘ a moustache.’ 
3WTT ‘ a calf,’ &c. 
47. All nouns are declined in the same way, and it is hence need- 
less to give further paradigms. The following are examples of nouns 
of every possible termination. 
48. (3) Masculine in short X,. 
There are no nouns ending in short X- Sanskrit words ending in X, 
when adopted as tatsamas into this dialect, (a) sometimes drop the 
final vowel, and are declined like nouns ending in a silent consonant, and 
(fc) sometimes lengthen it, and are declined like nouns in i;. 
Thus, fa) Ufa 1 a gem,’ becomes H«r, and (6) ‘ an offering ’ 
becomes and ^fr ‘ Vishnu,’ ^Tt. 
49. (4) Masculines in long 
Examples ; ‘ an elephant,’ ‘ a black ant,’ gT'Nft ‘ a 
neighbour,’ ‘ a potter’s wheel,’ uut ‘a village.’ 
50. (3) Masculines in short < 3 . 
There aro no nouns ending in short '3. Sanskrit words ending in 
'3, when adopted as tatsamas into this dialect, (a) sometimes drop the 
final vowel, and are declined like nouns ending in a silent consonant, 
and ( b ) sometimes lengthen it, and aro declined like nouns in 'at. 
Thus (a) inj ‘ a brute,’ becomes w, and (6) 1 a saint,’ becomes 
qn*. 
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51. (6) Masculines in long 'at. 
Examples ; ^ ‘ a cup,’ JIJ? ‘ wheat.’ 
