Common Lexeme

hiut

Keywords: discourse

Pronunciation (IPA): 'hi.ut 
Part of Speech: term verb noun 
Class: noxaj 
Forms: hiut, hiutys 
Glosses: prefer, favour, preference, approve, approval, like, yes, agree 

Description:

The term 'hiut' is a word from Old Common meaning to favour or approve of something. In modern High Common, it is also a word meaning to like someone or something.

Verb:

As a verb, 'hiut' means to prefer or favour something, or to approve of something. The base for in a semitransitive noxaj verb with an absolutive entity feeling the preference and a dative indirect object which is a person, thing or option favoured. It can take an optional periphrasitc argument introduced with 'jene', which is something which the object is favours over or instead of. Another sense of this verb can be simply to like.

The pali disintentive form is also often used as a way of saying that you approve of something, essentially as a way of saying 'yes', or that you agree with something, with the thing liked or approved optinally able to be introduced with the null preposition.

Noun:

As a noun, hiut means 'preference', 'favour' or 'approval'.

Modifier:

The modifier form 'hiutys' expresses a generally positive affect, saying that its object is liked or favoured.

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