Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c29.s7.3
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c29.s7.3
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c29.s7.3
| MORPHEME | DESCRIPTION | EXAMPLE | REF. NO. |
| **-a** | 1. Accusative case suffix | *itta* | 13.3 |
| | 2. Adjectival past participle suffix | *koṭṭupitta-a* | 1.8 |
| | 3. Attributive suffix | *nanta-a* | 1.2.a |
| | 4. Genitive case suffix | *ciḷivaṉ-a* | 19.3 |
| | 5. Infinitive suffix | *vai(k)ka* | 16.2 |
| **-am** | Neuter singular nominative suffix | *pēr-ay-am* | 35.2 |
| **-ar** | 1. Honorific singular suffix | *[ā]cāri[ya]r* | 115.4 |
| | 2. Third person epicene plural suffix in pronoun | *iruvar* | 48.5 |
| | 3. Third person epicene plural suffix in past participial noun | *cētavar* | 35.3 |
| **-al** | Verbal noun suffix | *ko(t)ṭal-* | 12.2 |
| **-avaṉ** | Third person masculine singular suffix in past participial noun | *koṭupita-avaṉ* | 44.3 |
| **-aḷ** | Feminine singular suffix | *makaḷ* | 66.3 |
| **-aṉ** | 1. Attributive suffix (alternatively, as in 2 below) | *parampaṉ* *(parampu + aṉ)* | 84.1.a |
| | 2. Masculine singular suffix in appellative noun | *kaṭal-aṉ* | 1.7.a |
| | 3. Masculine singular suffix in common noun | *makaṉ* | 20.2 |
| | 4. Masculine singular suffix in personal name | *neṭuñcaliyaṉ* | 1.5 |