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General

Morphemic form: {sipvijaq}N
New orthography: siffiaq, siffissat
Old orthography: sivfiaĸ, sivfíssat
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [CWSL51], [CBBJRPIKJR97], [JP67]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Geminating
Stem type(s): Weak q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is 'hip'. According to Kleinschmidt [SK71], it may also be used in plural, but still with a singular meaning, to denote the hip bone plus the joint, viewed as a whole.


Inflection

Declension pattern:

Stem type: Weak q-stem
Declension type: p-declined
Declension sandhi: Geminating
Gemination type: j⇒cc

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography siffissa siffia siffiaq, siffissap, siffissat
Old orthography sivfíssa sivfia sivfiaĸ, sivfíssap, sivfíssat
Phonemic orthography sipvijja sipvija sipvijaq, sipvijjap, sipvijjat


Meanings and examples

Also used in plural with a singular meaning, e.g. siffiai, 'his hip', to denote the hip bone and the joint as a whole, according to KLeinschmidt [SK71].


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