Q. rámar sisílala “the wings shining”
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The twelfth line of the Markirya poem (MC/222). The first word is the plural of ráma “wing” followed by the active-participle (“-ing”) of the verb sisíla- “to shine”.
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
ráma-r sisíla-la = “*wing-(plural) shin-ing”
Reference ✧ MC/222 ✧ “the wings shining”
Elements
| ráma | “wing” | plural | ✧ MC/222 (rámar) |
| sisíla- | “to shine (frequentative)” | active-participle | ✧ MC/222 (sisílala) |
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ᴱQ. rámali tíne “the wings shining”
The eleventh line of the Oilima Markirya poem (MC/213). The first word is the plural of ráma “wing”, followed by the “bare stem” infinitive of the verb tini- “to shine” as suggested by Gilson, Welden, and Hostetter (PE16/84, notes on line #10 and #11), apparently functioning as either an active-participle or a verbal object.
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
ráma-li tíne = “*wing-(plural) shining”
Reference ✧ MC/213 ✧ “the wings shining”
Elements
| ráma | “wing; arm” | plural | ✧ MC/213 (rámali) |
| tini- | “to gleam, shine as a star” | active-participle | ✧ MC/213 (tíne) |
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