Template:pi-verb/documentation
This template is used for displaying Pali verb headword with its gender. Additionally, it also puts the word into "Category:Pali verbs in ... script".
Parameters edit
|1=(optional)- Root of the verb
|2=(optional)- Class of the verb, using the 7-class scheme of Moggallāna
|tr=(optional)- Transliteration. It is only needed for non-Roman script forms for which it is not implicitly given by
{{pi-sc}}on the definition line. To display the default transliteration, use|tr=+. |id=(optional)- Sense id for the root; see
{{l}}and{{m}}.
Verb Classes edit
Verb classes categorise the material beyond the root by which the verb stem for the present tense is formed. The seven classes are:
| Class | Sample root | Lemma from sample root | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bhū | bhavati | The stem may be formed by any combination (includinɡ none) of reduplication, guṇation, and suffixation of -a or -ccha. |
| 2 | rudh | rundhati | The stem is formed by inserting a nasal in the root and suffixinɡ a vowel. |
| 3 | div | dibbati | -ya is suffixed to the root. The 'y' is usually assimilated, so gemination may be the only sign of it. |
| 4 | su | suṇoti/suṇāti | -no/-nu/-nā is added if the root ends in a vowel, -uno/-unu/-unā if it ends in a consonant. |
| 5 | ki | kiṇāti | -nā is added to the root. |
| 6 | tan | tanoti | The active stem is formed by suffixing -o, and the middle stem by suffixing -u. The root may be ɡuṇated. |
| 7 | cur | coreti/corayati | -aya or -e is suffixed to the stem. In most forms, these to are alternatives. The root may be lengthened. |
Guṇation differs from lengthening in that it does not convert /a/ to /ā/. As can be seen, these classes offer opportunities for obscurantism: gāyati (“to sing”) can be treated as class 3 from gā or as class 1 from ge.