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G. A. Grierson — On the Kdfmiri Noun. 
[No. 1, 
2. The words iffar von*, water, dane (masc.) rice, won®, 
o' S* 
a merchant, and others, become pa, da, and ?T wa respectively, 
when (iii. 7, 8) they are first members of one of these compounds. 
Thus,—■ 
pa-trdkh, a measure (4§ sers) of water. 
va-nat* , a water-bucket. 
* 
dct-khcir , a measure (16 trdlchs) of rice. 
^T-W<T da-phot*, a basket (full) of rice. 
wa-dygl *, the merchant’s straw. 
wa-lcur ®, the merchant’s daughter. 
3. The V p of the word pgth a r , a leaf, becomes ^ iv in 
masculine compounds (iii. 9). Thus,— 
boni’ivath a r , plane-tree-leaves. 
pds a -wgth a r , a flower-petal. 
khyall a -wath a r , a leaf of the lotus-grass. 
hdk a -wath a r, spinach-leaves. 
When, however, the compound is feminine, the word \Kpath a r, 
becomes pat a r . Thus 
gfar muji-pat a r (fern.), a radish-leaf. 
gog a ji-pat a r (fern.), a turnip-leaf. 
4. The word iswafo, a cake (fem.), is restricted in composition 
to cakes made of grain (iii. 12). Thus 
tom a l a -tsivgt rice-cake. 
* \<\ 
kan a k a -iswat*, wheat-cake. 
' \«\ * ’ 
l 
wuski-tswgt barley-cake. 
If not made of grain, the word 
*3^ muiand" 1 , must be 
\°\ 
substituted* 
