Details

General

Morphemic form: {əlu(r)aq}V
New orthography: iluarpoq
Old orthography: iluarpoĸ
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [JP67], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Default/none
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning of this stem is: 'Actor is right', or 'correct', or 'proper', i.e. suitable for its use/purpose, or 'good'. A secondary meaning (which clearly seems like a later development) is: 'Actor is righteous' or 'holy' or 'is without sin' in a Christian theological sense.

Etymology
According to the Comparative Eskimo Dictionary [MFSJLK10], the historical reconstructed form of this stem is {əɬuʀaʀ-}. It seems to be derived from the historical ancestors of {ət}V and V{(l)luaq}V, so the literal meaning is something like 'being good/well'.

The stem-internal /r/ seems to have dropped at some point, but it may resurface as /rr/ in some lexicalised constructions, where a germinating affix is added onto this stem; for example {əlu(r)aq}V + V{'-q}N ⇒ ilorraq. Thus, we record it here as a parenthetical segment (r).


Right sandhi:

The parenthetical segment (r) is not normally present, but it may resurface (especially in lexicalised constructions) when a geminating affix is added.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: q-stem
Inflection sandhi: Default/none


Meanings and examples

I.e., is suitable for its purpose, or is correct/true.

Tags: Being

I.e. in the sense of Christian theology.

Tags: Being


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