Common Lexeme

facel

Keywords: time

Pronunciation (IPA): 'fa.d͡ʒel 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: pali 
Forms: facel, facelys 
Glosses: future, incipient, potential, fated, expected, not exist 

Description:

The term 'facel' is an Old Common word coined by Peterson that seems to be a portmanteau of 'falu', 'come' and 'cel', 'time'. It is one of the Common words for future. When talking about the future as a thing or place, 'facel' tends to be preferred, but when describing something, the modifier 'panas' seems to be more used.

Noun:

As a noun, 'facel' just means the future.

Verb:

As a verb, 'facel' is a pali verb with an absolutive subject meaning to be in the future. This has the sense of saying something is potential or incipient, with the sense that it is expected, but also says that the subject doesn't exist now.

Modifier:

As a modifier, 'facelys' means something like 'future' but also 'potential', 'incipient' or 'fated'. It has strong competition from 'panas'.

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