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CONTENTS
PAGE Chapter I. The Alphabet................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 §01. The Character................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 §02. Pronunciation: A. Vowels................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 - Pronunciation: B. Consonants................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7 Appendix: 1. Sandhi or Euphonic Permutation of Letters................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Appendix:„ 2. Samāsa or Composition................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Chapter II. The Noun................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15 3. The Substantive................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15 4. The Adjective................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 5. The Numerals: A. Cardinals................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26 - The Numerals: B. Ordinals................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
28 Chapter III. The Pronoun................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 6. Personal Pronouns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 7. Other Pronouns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 Chapter IV. The Verb................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38 8. Conjugation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38 9. Remarks on the Verb in General................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................47 10. Remarks on the Defective and Auxiliary Verbs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52 11. Compound Verbs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 Chapter V. The Particles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59 12. Adverbs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59 13. Prepositions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62 14. Conjunctions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65 15. Interjections................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65 - Index................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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