Meaning of -അം | Babel Free

Definitions

1. suffix for a noun formative.
   morpheme
2. accusative case ending
   Central, dialectal, morpheme
3. genitive case ending
   morpheme
4. noun formative
   morpheme
5. adjective formative
   morpheme

Examples

“അവള് (avaḷŭ, “she (distal)”) + -അ (-a) → അവള (avaḷa, “her”) (standard അവളെ (avaḷe))”

“അവള് (avaḷŭ, “she (distal)”) + -അ (-a) → അവള (avaḷa, “her”) (standard അവളുടെ (avaḷuṭe))”

“വിൽക്കുക (vilkkuka, “to sell”) + -അ (-a) → വില (vila, “price”)”

“നൽ- (nal-, “goodness”) + -അ (-a) → നല്ല (nalla, “good”)”

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