motyb

Old Tupi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Tupian *mo-

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mo-

Old Tupi mo-

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tɨβ

Proto-Tupian *-ap

Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ?

Old Tupi -a

Old Tupi tyba

Old Tupi tyb

Old Tupi motyb

Causative of tyb, from mo- (causative prefix) +‎ tyb (“there be”).

Verb

motyb (first-person singular active indicative aîmotyb, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîmotybi, noun motyba) (transitive)

to respect
Synonym: moabaeté

Conjugation

Conjugation of motyb (transitive, B-ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Deverbals
Causative	motybukar
Reflexive	îemotyb
-ba'e	oîmotyba'e
emi-	emimotyba / mimotyba
-pyr(a)	i motybypyra
-sab(a)	motypaba
-sar(a)	motypara
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person exclusive	1^st person inclusive	2^nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative	aîmotyb	ereîmotyb	oîmotyb	oroîmotyb	îaîmotyb	peîmotyb
Permissive	t'aîmotyb	t'ereîmotyb	t'oîmotyb	t'oroîmotyb	t'îaîmotyb	ta peîmotyb
Imperative		eîmotyb				peîmotyb
Negative indicative	n'aîmotybi	n'ereîmotybi	n'oîmotybi	n'oroîmotybi	n'îaîmotybi	na peîmotybi
Negative permissive	t'aîmotyb umẽ	t'ereîmotyb umẽ	t'oîmotyb umẽ	t'oroîmotyb umẽ	t'îaîmotyb umẽ	ta peîmotyb umẽ
Negative imperative		eîmotyb umẽ				peîmotyb umẽ
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	motyba
Negative	motybe'yma
Gerund
Affirmative	xe motypa	nde motypa	i motypa	oré motypa	îandé motypa	pe motypa
Negative	xe motybe'yma	nde motybe'yma	i motybe'yma	oré motybe'yma	îandé motybe'yma	pe motybe'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe motybi		i motybi	oré motybi	îandé motybi
Negative	xe motybe'ymi		i motybe'ymi	oré motybe'ymi	îandé motybe'ymi

References

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “motyb”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 316, column 2