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noun + verb; adjective + verb; verb + verb; where the noun, adjective or the first verb contributes the semantic content and the verb or second verb accounts for the syntactic information of the construction. Noun/adjective and verb combinations are termed conjunct verbs, as in (1) and (2) in the examples below, whereas the combinations of two ...
The light verb (also called "subsidiary", "explicator verb", and "vector" [55]) loses its own independent meaning and instead "lends a certain shade of meaning" [56] to the main or stem verb, which "comprises the lexical core of the compound". [55] While almost any verb can act as a main verb, there is a limited set of productive light verbs. [57]
In Australian English and New Zealand English, the term has an extended use meaning to "rummage". Though the term has been argued to come from Cornish, it likely originates from the Latin fossa, meaning “ditch”, “trench”. In Australia, "fossicking" is protected by a number of laws, which vary from state to state.
Hindi-Urdu, also known as Hindustani, has three noun cases (nominative, oblique, and vocative) [1] [2] and five pronoun cases (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, and oblique). The oblique case in pronouns has three subdivisions: Regular, Ergative , and Genitive .
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from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.
Light verbs in Hindi–Urdu can combine with another verb, an adjective, adverb or even a borrowed English verb or noun. [8] The light verb loses its own independent meaning and instead "lends a certain shade of meaning" [9] to the main or stem verb, which "comprises the lexical core of the compound". [10]
Hindustani, also known as Hindi-Urdu, is the vernacular form of two standardized registers used as official languages in India and Pakistan, namely Hindi and Urdu.It comprises several closely related dialects in the northern, central and northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent but is mainly based on Khariboli of the Delhi region.