Dictionary:pha-

Middle Airananwe

Pronunciation

• /p͡ɸa/

Etymology

The proclitic form of phe (here), from Gaillean uphe: what was pointed out as the thing here came to be marked simply as the thing already known. The vowel stays full where the free adverb's -e weakens to [ə].

Article

pha-

1. the; marks a thing already known or already spoken of

Related terms

• Compare: phe (“here”)
• Compare: zya- (“a, an”)

Descendants

• Airananwe: phe