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When y is suffixed to the letter WT au, the two together become 
av u y, (ii. iii. 23). 
Thus,— 
guryav^y sutin, by the horses certainly, from ^frTH 
guryau sutin , by the horses. 
namav^y sutin, even by the nails, from •n?|‘ ^frr*r 
A' 
nartvau sutin. 
Indefiniteness is shown by adding ah to a noun in the nom. 
sing. The termination cannot be added to other cases (ii. iii. 38). 
kathah, any story, from hath, a story ; akhah, 
some one, any one, from dkh, one ; WTTP? jorah, some pair or other, 
from jor a , a pair. The last may, however, be declined, thus 
jorahau sutin by any pair. 
When *§P*?r khanda is added to these words, it indicates a slight 
diminution. Thus kruh, a kos; 5R^r^ kruhah, about a kos; 
kruhah khanda, about a kos, but a little less ; so ddhdh 
khanda, about a day, but something less ; ^<J3T rgthdh khanda , 
about a season but something less ; rupaydh khanda, about 
a rupee, but something less. The syllable ah may be omitted, and 
then *3^ khand not khanda is used. Thus, kruh khand , 
about a kos , but a little less. 
The suffix ^ z* added to a word signifies a group, or number. 
Thus, from kdth, rams, qresf kdtaz 11 , a number of rams; from 
arfr; gur‘ l , horses, a number of horses, a troop of horses ; 
from rupaye, rupees, rupayez 11 , a number of rupees ; 
i 
kahe stones, kanez a heap of stones (ii. iii. 46). 
The word ^ysr pahdn qualifies the word which it follows (iv. 193). 
Thus,— 
4^ badpahazi, somewhat big. 
vyath 11 palian, somewhat stout, 
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