Q. -rya² suf. “their (colloquial)” (Category: Pronoun)

Q. -rya², suf. “their (colloquial)” (Category: Pronoun)

References ✧ PE17/130; VT49/16-17

Glosses

• “3rd person plural possessive” ✧ PE17/130; VT49/16
• “3rd plural [possessive]” ✧ VT49/17

Related

• -rya “3rd plural [possessive]” became used in colloquial Q. for the plural replacing archaic †-ntya ✧ VT49/17
• -rya “3rd plural [possessive]” now suggested plurality, as if ya had been added to -r “plural” ✧ VT49/17
• -ya “3rd person singular possessive” came to be used for singular in all cases to avoid conflict with rya “3rd person plural possessive” ✧ PE17/130

Derivations

• < Q. -rya¹ “his, her, its” ✧ VT49/17
  • < ✶-syā “his, her, its” ✧ PE17/76; PE17/130 (zya); PE19/102 (-sya); VT49/17 (-sjā)
    • < zya < sya < -sjā ✧ VT49/17

Phonetic Developments

Q. -rya > -rya

[-rja]

✧ VT49/17