Details

General

Morphemic form: {ujarak}N
New orthography: ujarak, ujaqqat
Old orthography: ujarak, ujarĸat
Sources: [13, 17, 16, 19]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Geminating
Stem type(s): Weak k-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This stem denotes 'rock' or 'stone', from small pebbles to large boulders. According to Kleinschmidt [13] It can refer both to an individual rock and to the material 'stone' itself.


Inflection sandhi:

This is one of the rare weak k-stems that declines with gemination.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak k-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: r⇒qq

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography ujaqqa ujara ujarak, ujaqqap, ujaqqat,
Phonemic orthography ujarra ujara ujarak, ujarrap, ujarrat,


Meanings and examples

  • aalisaatip ujaraa, weight (stone) on a fishing line [13]
  • nunatta ujarai, the rocks of our land [13]

    I.e. those types of rocks that exist in the ground in Greenland.

  • ulimaat ujarak, stone axe [13]

    Also ulimaat ujaraasoq.

  • ujarak eqqaassutissiaq, memorial stone [16]