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Interpretation of Verb“Shi”(marry in English) in Khitan

By sorting and comparing 18 verb forms of Khitan small script and 7 verb forms of Khitan large script that denote “marry”, the current study observes the corresponding relation between such Khitan large script and Khitan small script as @@ and @@, @@ and @@, @@ and @@ and @@ and @@. On the basis of previous reconstruction, the author further analyzes their pronunciation and meaning, and presents tentative phonetic values. The study also notices the phenomenon that besides being used after the words with common dative-locative suffixes such as @@, @@, @@, @@, the verb forms in Khitan small script denoting “marry” can also be used after the words with suffix @@, @@, and @@, and sometimes after the words with no suffix. The reasons are analyzed afterwards. At last, the author speculates whether verbal suffix @@ can denote plural forms and questions the reason why the Khitan word @@ denoting “wife, woman” appears between the verb @@ and dative-locative suffix @@.