L4.7: I-y Verbs

These verbs inflect like the I-ʾ e-class verbs. They have the vowel root i. The inflection of stative verbs I-w is similar, there are nevertheless some differences:

1. In the durative and preterite the forms of the I-y and I-w are the same.

2. In the perfect the infix keeps the vowel a:

   Example

   • ītasim “He has been suitable”

3. The infinitive keeps the vowel a:

   Example

   • wasāmum “”to be(come) suitable”

Conjugation of the verbs I-y and stative verbs I-w

	Durative I-y	Durative I-w	Perfect I-y	Perfect I-w	Preterite I-y	Preterite I-w
3s.c.	inniq	issim	īteniq	ītasim	īniq	īsim
2s.m.	tenniq	tessim	tēteniq	[tātasim]	tēniq	tēsim
2s.f.	tenniqī	tessimī	tēteniqī	[tātasimī]	tēniqī	tēsimī
1s.c.	enniq	essim	ēteniq	[ātasim]	ēniq	ēsim
3pl.m.	inniqū	issimū	ītenqū	ītasmū	īniqū	īsimū
3pl.f.	inniqā	issimā	ītenqā	[ītasmā]	īniqā	īsimā
2pl.c.	tenniqā	tessimā	tētenqā	[tātasmā]	tēniqā	tēsimā
1pl.c.	ninniq	nissim	nīteniq	[nītasim]	nīniq	nisim

Paradigm of the verbs I-y and stative verbs I-w

	Durative	Perfect	Preterite	Participle	Infinitve	Verbal Adjective
G I-y	inniq	itēniq	īniq	ēniqu	enēqu	[enqu]
G I-w	issim	ītasim	īsim	–	wasāmu	wasmu

• enēqum “to suckle”

• wasāmum “to be(come) fitting, suitable; seasonable”