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ADVERBS 197
in the 1st and 3rd persons of both numbers. The 2nd person
sing, and plur. employ the prohibitive particle a (ma). Ex¬
amples: 4)0- (ma-t-ba) 'have thou not!', or 'possess thou
not !' ; Aij\L> (ma-tan-ba) 'have ye not !', or 'possess ye not !'.
Verbal Noun
j^.A (ha-biin)
'having'
or 'possessing'
CHAPTER VI
ADVERBS
362. An adverb is a word which qualifies a verb, an ad¬
jective, or another adverb.
In Kurdish there are no adverbs, properly so called; but
nouns with or without prepositions, and pronouns, and espe¬
cially adjectives, are used adverbially. Consequently, it is im¬
possible to give a complete list of Kurdish adverbs.
Many of the adverbs and adverbial expressions given below
are borrowed from other languages, and as might be expected,
many of these have been modified and corrupted.
An attempt is made to classify them; but such an attempt
must always be somewhat unsatisfactory, as the same adverb
in one connection may be an adverb of place, in another, of
time, etc. In the following list there are adverbs of 'manner
and quality', 'number', 'time', 'place and order', and there are
also affirmative and negative adverbs.