A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India v3.c18.63

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In M. and G. this form loses its initial consonant, and appears simply as âra. In G. it is incorporated into one word with the verbal noun in ana, of which, except in this conjunction, no traces remain. Thus from होवुं “to be,” comes होनार “one who is.” But, just as in the Old-H. होनहार, the sense of futurity has usurped the place of the original idea of agency, and honâr now means “he who, or that which, is to be,” as सत्ये होनार ते होय। शत वीना बोजुं नही कोय ॥ “That which in truth is (destined) to be, comes to pass, except truth there is nothing else” (Samaldas, Leckey, p. 64). It also takes the long o, as थनार or थनारो “that which is about to become,” from थवुं “to become,” शकनार “that which is able,” from शुकवुं “to be able;” and is in practice used simply as a remote future tense, less immediate in its action than the simple future of the *sa* type, but equally common. Thus એટલા માટેજ અમે તને મારનાર “For this very reason we are about to kill thee;” પોતાનો ધર્મને કદી છોડનાર નથી “He will never forsake his religion,” in other words, “he is not a forsaker (H. छोड़नेहारो) of, or one who is likely to forsake, his religion;” हूं बीजाने मारीने सुख भोगवनारो हतो “Having killed another, I was about to enjoy happiness,” literally, “I was becoming an enjoyer” (Leckey, p. 161).