Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t5.31
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t5.31
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c28.s6.t5.31
*-a* functions here as the accusative case suffix corresponding to LT *-ai*. According to *Tol.* (*Col.* 109-110), *-a* may occur as the accusative case suffix for human nouns in poetry. This usage is not attested in LT. In the present case *itta* may be considered as a variation of LT *ittai* (*ai ~ a*). See section 7.7.1.
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- Tolkāppiyam — Tolkāppiyar, Tamil