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====Pronunciation====
====Pronunciation====
{{IPA|/wə/|lang=meer}}
{{IPA|/wə/|/wa/|lang=meer}}
: {{rhymes|meer|ə}}
: {{rhymes|meer|ə|a}}


====Preposition====
====Preposition====

Revision as of 01:04, 21 November 2024

Chakobsa

Etymology

From *un-wathi.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /wa/

Rhymes: -a

Orthographic Form

nwa 

Preposition

wa

  1. in front of, before, at the front of (takes dependent/genitive)
  2. before (temporally; takes dependent/genitive; subject, if present, will be the object of the preposition followed by a verb phrase headed by an infinitive; if no subject is present, the object is an infinitive)

Meereenese Valyrian

Etymology 1

From High Valyrian va.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /wə/, /wa/

Rhymes: , -a

Preposition

wa

  1. to, toward, towards
  2. Co-occurs with indirect objects of ditransitive verbs.
  3. at
  4. for
    Mashish kiz nyekh wa nya qlof.
    They came this morning for my flock.
    -Goatherd (Game of Thrones, Episode 406)
  5. of
  6. as

Etymology 2

Inherited from High Valyrian aōha.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /wə/, /wa/

Rhymes: , -a

Possessive Adjective

wa (celestial plural we)

  1. your; second-person singular possessive adjective
    Osh Eghlish Thal Daenerys majéz odhreghál wa meshív thosh swaghíj.
    Her Grace Queen Daenerys is truly sorry for your hardship.
    -Missandei (Game of Thrones, Episode 406)

Etymology 3

Inherited from High Valyrian aōhon.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /wə/, /wa/

Rhymes: , -a

Possessive Pronoun

wa

  1. yours; second-person singular possessive pronoun

Væyne Zaanics

Etymology

Created jointly by Thomas Lyr, Bernard Severn, and Isabelle Lyr.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /wɑ/

Rhymes:

Orthographic Form

wa

Conjunction

wa

  1. but