ŗaor

Riyan

Etymology

From Old Riyan ŗaod, from Proto-Riyanic *ḡɤ́dă, from Proto-Hirdic *ḵɤ̄h- (“to not be”), from Proto-Laenkean *kajʔ- (negative). Cognate with Radestrian hjeat.

Pronunciation

• (Kuoma) IPA^(key): /ɣɔr/, [jɔr]
• Rhyme: -ɔr ⁽⁵⁾

Verb

ŗaor (irregular)

1. to not be

   Vaŗ sír ímvine!

   I am not your friend!

   Ŗí dreŗa gívaom moiș.

   The book wasn't very good.

2. forms negative periphrastic tenses when combined with a verb-noun or participle

   Ŗao fehív dúhíd í hivo.

   The disciple isn't learning anything.

   Vaŗ fanúŗ tonaor sí gulaor.

   I didn't walk to the station today.

Usage notes

This auxiliary can be used in all the same places as ful (“to be”), resulting in the exact same meaning except that it is negative rather than positive.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ŗaor (inflected)
verb noun	ŗaid
past/passive participle	ŗaúŗ
Inflected forms	singular		plural
	first	second/third	first	second/third
present	vaŗ	ŗao	ŗaús	ŗaú
past	víŗ	ŗí	ŗajús	ŗajú
conditional	ŗajaiŗ	ŗajaiș	ŗajos	ŗajos
imperative		ŗar		ŗúr

Antonyms

• ful (“to be”)

Mutation

Riyan mutation
radical	lenited
ŗaor	aor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.