Nominal roots

Also known as: denominative verbs, nāmadhātu (“nominal roots”)

There are various suffixes that turn a nominal stem into a verb root. Here, we will share the most common of these suffixes.

First is the suffix -i. This suffix is the most common, and we use it in the same way as the causal suffix -i:

• मिश्र → मिश्रयति
  miśra → miśrayati
  mixed → mixes
  

• मूत्र → मूत्रयति
  mūtra → mūtrayati
  urine, pee → urinates, pees
  

• व्रत → व्रतयति
  vrata → vratayati
  vow → observes a vow
  

Next is the suffix -ya, which generally changes the stem's final a to ī. -ya also usually lengthens the stem's final vowel:

• पुत्र → पुत्रीयति
  putra → putrīyati
  son → wants a son
  

• कवि → कवीयति
  kavi → kavīyati
  poet → wants a poet
  

We might also consider the suffix -kāmya:

• पुत्र → पुत्रकाम्यति
  putra → putrakāmyati
  son → wants a son
  

• यशस् → यशस्काम्यति
  yaśas → yaśaskāmyati
  fame → wants fame