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nàj.
to make points / an area between objects-nom (see unit 12, Temporal and spatial verbs)
Usage notes
See the connotations section of ràc. for some context on gender change in spatial verbs.
Etymology
gender change of
< NLem en‑a, inflected form of
< LMLem, MLem en
< OLem hen ‘in’
< PLem *hen
< PIE *h₁en
Gender change occurred to avoid homophony with the negator nà..
Cognates
Eng in, Gk ἐν ‘in’