Mae: Difference between revisions

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From a blend of the accusative Proto-Plains *meja (“him, her, it”), the partitive Proto-Plains *mejǝ (“of him, of her, of it”), and the genitive Proto-Plains *mehi (“of him, of her, of it”).

IPA^(key): /ˈmae/

mae (accusative/genitive third person singular, accusative plural mora, genitive plural mori)

him, her, it; third person singular personal pronoun, accusative case
Qora mae.
Take hold of him.
-Khal Drogo (Game of Thrones, Episode 106)
of him, of her, of it; third person singular personal pronoun, genitive case
Anha laz rhelak dothrakes vezhvena ha zisoshaan mae.
I can help the great rider with his cut.
-Mirri Maz Duur (Game of Thrones, Episode 108)

Dothraki Personal Pronouns

The original idea was an old [ei] diphthong would become modern [ae]. I'm not sure if I held to that throughout the language, though... -David J. Peterson 01:12, 18 February 2020 (PST)

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 ===Etymology===
-From a blend of the accusative {{der|doth|ppla|*meja||him, her, it}}, the partitive {{der|doth|ppla|*mejǝ||of him, of her, of it}}, and the genitive {{der|doth|ppla|*mehi||of him, of her, of it}}.
+From a blend of the accusative {{inh|doth|ppla|*meja||him, her, it}}, the partitive {{inh|doth|ppla|*mejǝ||of him, of her, of it}}, and the genitive {{inh|doth|ppla|*mehi||of him, of her, of it}}.
 ====Pronunciation====
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 ====Pronoun====
-{{head|doth|pronoun|accusative/genitive third person singular||accusative plural|mora|genitive plural|mori}}
+{{head|doth|pronoun form|accusative/genitive third person singular||accusative plural|mora|genitive plural|mori}}
 # him, her, it; third person singular personal pronoun, accusative case
+#: ''[[Qora]] [[mae]].''
+#:: Take hold of '''him'''.
+#::: -''[[Khal]] [[Drogo]]'' (''[[Game of Thrones]]'', [[Season_1_Game_of_Thrones_Dialogue#Episode_106|Episode 106]])
 # of him, of her, of it; third person singular personal pronoun, genitive case
+#: ''[[Anha]] [[laz]] [[rhelak]] [[dothrakes]] [[vezhvena]] [[ha]] [[zisoshaan]] [[mae]].''
+#:: I can help the great rider with '''his''' cut.
+#::: -''Mirri Maz Duur'' (''[[Game of Thrones]]'', [[Season_1_Game_of_Thrones_Dialogue#Episode_108|Episode 108]])
+=====Inflection=====
 {{doth-decl-ppron}}