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īr, rājīr, & rūjīr

iir

īr

The modifier īr refers to the back of something. This is the same root as sīra. So, rā NP īr is to the back of NP or to behind NP and rū NP īr is from the back of NP or from behind NP.

raajiir

rājīr

rājīr is rā NP īr without a specified location, and so means ‘to the back’.

ruujiir

rūjīr

Likewise rūjīr is rū NP īr without a specified location, and so means ‘from the back’ or ‘from behind’.

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sīra

siira

sīra

one’s back. This is related to the locative modifier īr which refers to the back of a reference point.

One can refer to someone’s back as broad (sīra jaλāona) which means that they can take more abuse (physically or otherwise) than another.