ai-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"

Ternate

Pronoun

ai-

  1. (masculine, dialectal) third-person singular possessive prefix, his
    Synonym: i-

See also
Ternate personal pronouns
independent subject proclitic possessive
Informal Formal
1st person singular ngori fangarem, fajaruf to ri
2nd person singular ngana ngoni, jou ngoni no ni
3rd person singular unam, minaf om, mof, inh im, mif, manh
1st person plural inclusive ngone fo na, nga
1st person plural exclusive ngomi fangare ngomim, fajaru ngomif, fara ngomi1 mi mi, mia
2nd person plural ngoni ni na, nia
3rd person plural anah, enanh ih, nh, yoh, †, yanh, † nah, ngah, manh
  • unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific
  • m - masculine, f - feminine, h - human, nh - non-human
  • 1 - for mixed-gender groups
  • † - archaic

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tocharian B

Etymology

Cognate with Tocharian A e-, from Proto-Tocharian *āi-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (“to give”).

Verb

ai-

  1. to give
  2. to pay out (money)
  3. (middle voice) to take

References
  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ai-”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 106–107

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Prefix

àì-

  1. negative nominalizing prefix; non- (added to verbs)
    àìkú (“the act or state of not dying”)
    àìbìkítà (“act or state of not caring or carrying; indifference”)
    àìlásìkò (“the act of not having time; timelessness”)
    àìláya (“the act or state of not having a wife; bachelorhood”)
    àìlè (“not being able; the act of not being able to do something”)
    àìnítẹ̀ẹ́lọ́rùn (“the act of not having satisfaction; dissatisfaction”)
    àìsàn (“the state of not being healthy; sickness”)

Derived terms
Yoruba terms prefixed with ai-
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