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
Verb
ŗaor (irregular)
- to not be
- Vaŗ sír ímvine!
- I am not your friend!
- Ŗí dreŗa gívaom moiș.
- The book wasn't very good.
- 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 | ||||
| future | 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. | |