berab

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

• berá (São Vicente)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *βeraβ, from Proto-Tupian *pʷˀerap.

Adjective

berab (noun form beraba)

1. shiny (reflecting light)

   Coordinate term: endy

Declension

    Declension of berab (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

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

Causative	moberab
Deadjectivals
-ba'e	i beraba'e / i berabyba'e
-sab(a)	berapaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe berab	nde berab	i berab	oré berab	îandé berab	pe berab
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe berab	ta nde berab	t'i berab	t'oré berab	t'îandé berab	ta pe berab
Negative indicative	na xe berabi	na nde berabi	n'i berabi	n'oré berabi	n'îandé berabi	na pe berabi
Negative imperative		nde berab umẽ				pe berab umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe berab umẽ	ta nde berab umẽ	t'i berab umẽ	t'oré berab umẽ	t'îandé berab umẽ	ta pe berab umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe berabamo	nde berabamo	o berabamo	oré berabamo	îandé berabamo	pe berabamo
Negative	xe berabe'ymamo	nde berabe'ymamo	o berabe'ymamo	oré berabe'ymamo	îandé berabe'ymamo	pe berabe'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	beraba
Negative	berabe'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund1
	xe berabi2		i berabi2	oré berabi2	îandé berabi2
Negative	same as gerund1
	xe berabe'ymi2		i berabe'ymi2	oré berabe'ymi2	îandé berabe'ymi2
1South Tupi 2North Tupi

Verb

berab (first-person singular active indicative aberab, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aberabi, noun beraba) (intransitive)

1. to shine (to reflect light)
2. to lighten (to flash lightning)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of berab (intransitive, B-ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)

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

Causative	moberab
Causative-comitative	eroberab
Deverbals
-ba'e	oberaba'e
-sab(a)	berapaba
-sar(a)	berapara
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative	aberab	ereberab	oberab	oroberab	îaberab	peberab
Permissive	t'aberab	t'ereberab	t'oberab	t'oroberab	t'îaberab	ta peberab
Imperative		eberab				peberab
Negative indicative	n'aberabi	n'ereberabi	n'oberabi	n'oroberabi	n'îaberabi	na peberabi
Negative permissive	t'aberab umẽ	t'ereberab umẽ	t'oberab umẽ	t'oroberab umẽ	t'îaberab umẽ	ta peberab umẽ
Negative imperative		eberab umẽ				peberab umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	gûiberapa	eberapa	oberapa	oroberapa	îaberapa	peberapa
Negative	gûiberabe'yma	eberabe'yma	oberabe'yma	oroberabe'yma	îaberabe'yma	peberabe'yma
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	beraba
Negative	berabe'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe berabi		i berabi	oré berabi	îandé berabi
Negative	xe berabe'ymi		i berabe'ymi	oré berabe'ymi	îandé berabe'ymi

Descendants

• Nheengatu: werá

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “berab”, 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 81, column 1
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “beraba”, 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 81, column 2