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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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American Oriental Society
2022
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JAOS
Year: 2022, Volume: 142, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-61 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 2169-2289 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: American Oriental Society, JAOS
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5913/jaos.142.1.2022.ar003 |