-am² Instrumental suffix (with a-declension nouns)

Part of Speech

sfx

• • Instrumental suffix (with a-declension nouns)

  • • Example 129:
      

      míi eé teeṇíi ac̣híiam dhriíṣṭu.

      míi

      1sg.erg

      eé

      AMPL

      teeṇíi

      refl

      ac̣híi

      eye

      -am

      -ins

      dhriíṣṭ

      see.pfv

      -u

      -MSG

      I saw that with my own eyes.

      Source:

      A:PAS136

    • Example 130:
      

      phaí teeṇíi háatam čooṇṭéeli rumiaál díti híni.

      phaí

      girl

      teeṇíi

      refl

      hat

      hand

      -am

      -ins

      čooṇṭá

      embroider

      -íl

      -pfv

      -i

      -f

      rumiaál

      handkerchief

      dít

      give.pfv

      -i

      -f

      hin

      be.prs

      -i

      -f

      The girl gave him a handkerchief which she herself [with her own hands] had embroidered.

      Source:

      A:SHY031

    • Example 131:
      

      traambumeeṇí the baṭóom ǰainií

      traambumaáṇ

      wasp's.nest

      -í

      -obl

      the

      to

      baṭ

      stone

      -óom

      -ins

      ǰe

      hit

      -ainií

      -VN

      [It is like] hitting a wasp's nest with stones. [Proverb]

      Source:

      A:NH12:1:085

Related entries

• See also:
  • -íim¹ Oblique plural suffix (with i-declension nouns)
  • -íim³ Instrumental suffix (with i-declension nouns)
• Subentry:
  • -óom² Instrumental suffix (with accent-shifting a-declension nouns)