sa-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sa"

Banjarese

Banjarese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sa-

Etymology

From sa, shortened form of asa, from Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *əsa, from {inh|bjn|poz-pro|*əsa}}, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Prefix

sa-

1. one

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Choctaw

Alternative forms

• sʋ (traditional)

Prefix

sa- (before a/o si-, class II first-person singular)

1. the direct object of an active transitive verb

   me

2. the subject of a stative intransitive verb

   I

3. indicates possession of a noun

   my

Usage notes

Class II person markers are used for possession only for a small set of words, mostly including kinship terms and body parts.

Inflection

Choctaw Person Markers

			class I			class II		class III		class N		imperative
			+s	+C	+V	+C/i	+a/o	+C	+V	+C	+V	+C	+V
first-person	singular	initial	-li			sa-	si-	a̱-	am-	ak-		n/a
		medial						-sa-	-sam-
	paucal		ī-		il-	pi-		pi̱-	pim-	kī-	kil-
	plural					hapi-		hapi̱-	hapim-
second-person	singular		is-	ish-		chi-		chi̱-	chim-	chik-		∅
	plural		has-	hash-		hachi-		hachi̱-	hachim-	hachik-		ho-	oh-
third-person			∅			∅		i̱-	im-	ik-

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Latvian

Prefix

sa-

1. Usually found on verbs or nouns, originally a generic meaning of 'togetherness', now sometimes only a marker of perfective aspect (compare Russian с- (s-), со- (so-)).

Derived terms

Latvian terms prefixed with sa-

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Malay

Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sa-

Alternative forms

• esa, ĕsă, se(-), sĕ(-), să(-)
• اسا, س, س- (Arabic script)

Etymology

From sa, shortened form of esa, from Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə/

Prefix

sa-

1. (1924-1972) Superseded spelling of se-.

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Minangkabau

Minangkabau cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : sa-

Etymology

From sa, from Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Prefix

sa-

1. one

Synonyms

• ciek

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Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *sá-, from Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

Prefix

sa-

1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *sá-, from Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

Prefix

sa-

1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *sá-, from Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

Prefix

sa-

1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

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Xhosa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *sá-, from Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

Prefix

sa-

1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

sa-

1. (with a positive verb) still
2. (with a negative verb) no longer

Usage notes

The prefix is attached to the verb stem, before any object concord but after the subject concord, and replaces the -ya- infix of the present tense. With nonverbs (adverbs, adjectives copulative nouns etc.) the variant se- is used.

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Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *sá-, from Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

Prefix

sa-

1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

sa-

1. (with a positive verb) still
2. (with a negative verb) no longer

Usage notes

The prefix is attached to the verb stem, before any object concord but after the subject concord, and replaces the -ya- infix of the present tense. With nonverbs (adverbs, adjectives copulative nouns etc.) the variant se- is used.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

sa-

1. like

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “sa-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “sa-”