"-(a)ru" meaning in All languages combined

See -(a)ru on Wiktionary

Suffix [Proto-Japonic]

Forms: -ru [canonical]
Etymology: In attested texts, this is attached to the form traditionally known as the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis or incomplete form”) of verbs. Perhaps also existed in reconstructions such as *naru (“to be”), *maparu (“to spin”, intransitive), etc. Head templates: {{head|jpx-pro|suffix}} *-(a)ru
  1. creates a passive verb from an active one Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
    Sense id: en--(a)ru-jpx-pro-suffix-Q4jlvEey Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Japonic entries with incorrect language header
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          "args": {
            "1": "ojp",
            "2": "る",
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          },
          "expansion": "Old Japanese: る (-(a)ru)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Japanese: る (-(a)ru)"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Japanese: れる (-(a)reru)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpx-ryu-pro",
            "2": "*-(a)re-"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *-(a)re-\nNorthern Ryukyuan:\nKikai: りゆい (-(a)riyui)\nKunigami: りん (-(a)rin)\nNorthern Amami Ōshima: るぃるり (-(a)rïruri)\nOkinawan: りゆん (-(a)riyun)\nOkinoerabu: りゆん (-(a)riyun)\nSouthern Amami Ōshima: りゆむっ (-(a)riyum)\nTokunoshima: るぃ (-(a)rï)\nYoron: りゅん (-(a)ryun)"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "In attested texts, this is attached to the form traditionally known as the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis or incomplete form”) of verbs. Perhaps also existed in reconstructions such as *naru (“to be”), *maparu (“to spin”, intransitive), etc.",
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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      ],
      "text": "Japanese: れる (-(a)reru)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jpx-ryu-pro",
            "2": "*-(a)re-"
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *-(a)re-\nNorthern Ryukyuan:\nKikai: りゆい (-(a)riyui)\nKunigami: りん (-(a)rin)\nNorthern Amami Ōshima: るぃるり (-(a)rïruri)\nOkinawan: りゆん (-(a)riyun)\nOkinoerabu: りゆん (-(a)riyun)\nSouthern Amami Ōshima: りゆむっ (-(a)riyum)\nTokunoshima: るぃ (-(a)rï)\nYoron: りゅん (-(a)ryun)"
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}

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