394 7 Verbal morphologyThere are a modest number of semantically adjectival verbs belonging to
other "regular" stem-shape classes, whose "adjectival" character shows up in
occasional imperfective variants based on -i(C)CaC-, and/or in that Resit
stems show χ-pcl (i.e. accent) but omit a phonologically possible χ-pcl
(length) formative. Consider (392).
(392) -vPQvC- Verbs with Some "Adjectival" Forms
a.gloss PerfP Imprt LoImpfP VblN/Abstr'be skinny' -albask- albak -labbask- labak
llbak labbakb. 'be wet'c. 'be behind,-abdasj- abdaj
"ibdaj' -asrasy- asray
Isray-baddsej- d-bduj
-t-lbdaj--sarraey- a-saerayThese are simple -vPQvC- verbs (§7.3.1.1) in the PerfP, but are attested
both with regular (non-adjectival) imperfectives and with adjectival
imperfective -iPQaC-. The Resit forms in some cases show χ-pcl (accent) but
not χ-pcl (length): i-lbaek 'he is (=has become) skinny'. However, 'be wet'
does allow ablaut lengthening: i-bdaj 'it is (=has become) wet'.
A case similar to those in (392) is -uvvd- 'be straight', with PerfP -öraed-,
and either regular non-adjectival imperfectives (Imprt arad, LoImpfP
-t-lrad-), or (for T-md) adjectival imperfectives (Imprt Irad, LoImpfP
-t-nrad-).
-vmsvd- 'be sharp' has unlengthened Resit -amsaed- as in i-msasd 'it-Ma
is (=has become) sharp', though I have no attestations of #-imsad-. For -vlvs-
'be ugly' the usual Resit is likewise unlengthened -alaes- in i-laes 'he is (=has
become) ugly'. The verb -υΐνυ- 'be spacious' (§7.3.1.15) is semantically
adjectival, but it already has a final full V in the PerfP -olwa-, so Resit -olwa-
has a full V.
7.3.1.13 Augmented verbs with "adjectival" perfective
Most augmented verbs are non-adjectival in sense.
The verb -dvru- (+ -t) 'be plump' is an exception. It has regular non-
adjectival stems, except for the telltale omission of χ-pcl in the Resit:
i-ddarae-t 'it-Ma has become plump'.
The majority of adjectival augmented verbs are those with PerfP CseCa-t
or CaCa-t, i.e. with a full V (by χ-f) in the second syllable; compare