pu'am

See also: puam

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

  • pu'ã

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *puʔam.

    Verb

    pu'am (first-person singular active indicative apu'am, first-person singular negative active indicative n'apu'ami, noun pu'ama) (intransitive)

    1. to stand (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
      Synonym: 'am
    2. to stand up (to rise from a lying or sitting position)
      Synonym: bur
    3. to assault [with esé or ri]
    4. to oppose [with esé or ri]

    Conjugation

        Conjugation of pu'am (intransitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)
    Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
    Causative mopu'am
    Causative-comitative eropu'am
    Deverbals
    -ba'e opu'amyba'e
    -sab(a) pu'ambaba
    -sar(a) pu'ambara
    Singular Singular & Plural Plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
    Verbal forms
    Active
    Indicative apu'am erepu'am opu'am oropu'am îapu'am pepu'am
    Permissive t'apu'am t'erepu'am t'opu'am t'oropu'am t'îapu'am ta pepu'am
    Imperative epu'am pepu'am
    Negative indicative n'apu'ami n'erepu'ami n'opu'ami n'oropu'ami n'îapu'ami na pepu'ami
    Negative permissive t'apu'am umẽ t'erepu'am umẽ t'opu'am umẽ t'oropu'am umẽ t'îapu'am umẽ ta pepu'am umẽ
    Negative imperative epu'am umẽ pepu'am umẽ
    Gerund
    Affirmative gûipu'ama epu'ama opu'ama oropu'ama îapu'ama pepu'ama
    Negative gûipu'ame'yma epu'ame'yma opu'ame'yma oropu'ame'yma îapu'ame'yma pepu'ame'yma
    Nominal forms
    Infinitive
    Affirmative pu'ama
    Negative pu'ame'yma
    Circumstantial
    Affirmative xe pu'ami i pu'ami oré pu'ami îandé pu'ami
    Negative xe pu'ame'ymi i pu'ame'ymi oré pu'ame'ymi îandé pu'ame'ymi

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: puãmu

    References

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