S. avad n. “refusal, reluctance” (Category: to Refuse)

S. avad, n. “refusal, reluctance” (Category: to Refuse)

References ✧ PE17/143; WJ/372

Glosses

• “refusal” ✧ PE17/143
• “refusal, reluctance” ✧ WJ/372

Related

• *ava- had no other parts of the verb [other than imperative and 1st-sg/1st-pl present] survive in use except the [gerundial] noun avad “refusal, reluctance” ✧ WJ/372

Elements

#ava-

“will not, do not”

gerund

✧ WJ/372 (*ava-)

Derivations

• < √BĀ/ABA “refuse, forbid, prohibit, say nay (in refusal or denial)” ✧ PE17/143 (ABA)

Phonetic Developments

√ABA > avad

[abata] > [abat] > [avat] > [avad]

✧ PE17/143