On the Etymology of Vedic áha

This paper sets forth a proposal for deriving the emphatic particle Ved. áha from an obsolete present form of the verb ā́ha ‘says’. The suggested verbal origin accounts for unusual syntactic features of the particle, most notably the synchronically unmotivated accentuation of the verb in a main clau...

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Published in:Journal of the American Oriental Society
Main Author: Rothstein-Dowden, Zachary (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: American Oriental Society 2022
In: Journal of the American Oriental Society
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Summary:This paper sets forth a proposal for deriving the emphatic particle Ved. áha from an obsolete present form of the verb ā́ha ‘says’. The suggested verbal origin accounts for unusual syntactic features of the particle, most notably the synchronically unmotivated accentuation of the verb in a main clause containing áha.
ISSN:2169-2289
Contains:Enthalten in: American Oriental Society, Journal of the American Oriental Society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5913/jaos.142.1.2022.ar003